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Tuesday, August 5, 2025

1 Peoria County resident in seventies tests positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 17

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One Peoria County resident in his or her seventies tested positive for COVID-19 on August 17, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 86 positive cases reported in Peoria County among residents in their seventies, accounting for 4.5 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 17, Peoria County has reported a total of 1,917 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 37 of which have ended with the victim's death.

Illinois gathers all of their 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 Peoria County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-08-1753,4581,9173.6%
2020-08-1653,0091,8903.6%
2020-08-1552,4941,8663.6%
2020-08-1451,6791,8073.5%
2020-08-1350,7691,7583.5%
2020-08-1249,5931,7173.5%
2020-08-1148,6931,6673.4%
2020-08-1048,1641,6303.4%
2020-08-0947,5061,6073.4%
2020-08-0846,5921,5743.4%

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