As of August 16, there have been 3,938 City of Chicago residents in their seventies who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 57,968 residents in their seventies in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 16, there have been 66,138 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2,828 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 16 | 791,657 | 66,138 | 8.4 |
| August 15 | 783,781 | 65,801 | 8.4 |
| August 14 | 773,746 | 65,484 | 8.5 |
| August 13 | 763,317 | 64,994 | 8.5 |
| August 12 | 757,023 | 64,611 | 8.5 |
| August 11 | 750,994 | 64,356 | 8.6 |
| August 10 | 743,003 | 64,129 | 8.6 |
| August 9 | 734,201 | 63,876 | 8.7 |
| August 8 | 725,154 | 63,577 | 8.8 |
| August 7 | 715,108 | 63,124 | 8.8 |
