There have been 342 residents in their seventies in the county who had been tested, meaning that seven percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 27, there have been 189 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths from the coronavirus in Macon County.
Illinois gathers all of its COVID-19 data from across the state electronically. The reported cases and deaths will fluctuate as additional info is gathered. Chicago was home to one of the first known cases of COVID-19 in the US, as well as it's transmission.
Test results for the past 10 days in Macon County
Date
Total Tested
Total Positive
Positive %
May 27
3,121
189
6.1
May 26
3,062
188
6.1
May 25
2,965
188
6.3
May 24
2,936
187
6.4
May 23
2,811
187
6.7
May 22
2,538
184
7.2
May 21
2,312
182
7.9
May 20
2,198
176
8.0
May 19
2,100
170
8.1
May 18
1,991
169
8.5
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