As of July 26, there have been 7,403 Cook County residents in their forties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 72,674 residents in their forties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 26, there have been 43,448 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2,083 deaths from the coronavirus in Cook 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 Cook County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 26 | 508,746 | 43,448 | 8.5 |
| July 25 | 501,815 | 43,175 | 8.6 |
| July 24 | 495,002 | 42,966 | 8.7 |
| July 23 | 487,043 | 42,715 | 8.8 |
| July 22 | 480,009 | 42,430 | 8.8 |
| July 21 | 473,209 | 42,122 | 8.9 |
| July 20 | 467,104 | 41,902 | 9.0 |
| July 19 | 461,082 | 41,707 | 9.0 |
| July 18 | 454,906 | 41,512 | 9.1 |
| July 17 | 447,719 | 41,254 | 9.2 |
