100 LaSalle County residents 80 or older test positive for COVID-19
As of August 17, there have been 100 LaSalle County residents 80 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 2,740 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 17, there have been 960 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths from the coronavirus in LaSalle 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 LaSalle County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | 19,386 | 960 | 5.0 |
| August 16 | 19,241 | 953 | 5.0 |
| August 15 | 18,955 | 932 | 4.9 |
| August 14 | 18,620 | 910 | 4.9 |
| August 13 | 18,089 | 878 | 4.9 |
| August 12 | 17,703 | 825 | 4.7 |
| August 11 | 17,487 | 801 | 4.6 |
| August 10 | 17,126 | 783 | 4.6 |
| August 9 | 16,731 | 766 | 4.6 |
| August 8 | 16,355 | 739 | 4.5 |
