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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

7 Putnam County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19

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As of September 29, there have been seven Putnam County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 200 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 29, there have been 59 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Putnam 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 Putnam County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
September 291,184595.0
September 281,172574.9
September 271,172574.9
September 261,165574.9
September 251,157574.9
September 241,126554.9
September 231,106555.0
September 221,102524.7
September 211,090494.5
September 201,082434.0

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