As of August 1, there have been 2,939 City of Chicago 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 34,339 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that eight percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 1, there have been 61,205 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2,786 deaths from the coronavirus in City of Chicago.
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 City of Chicago
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 1 | 664,403 | 61,205 | 9.2 |
| July 31 | 655,018 | 60,827 | 9.3 |
| July 30 | 644,426 | 60,372 | 9.4 |
| July 29 | 635,540 | 60,002 | 9.4 |
| July 28 | 628,935 | 59,691 | 9.5 |
| July 27 | 622,541 | 59,403 | 9.5 |
| July 26 | 615,784 | 59,135 | 9.6 |
| July 25 | 604,996 | 58,780 | 9.7 |
| July 24 | 597,273 | 58,445 | 9.8 |
| July 23 | 586,719 | 58,080 | 9.9 |
