Quantcast

McHenry Times

Sunday, April 20, 2025

259 McHenry County residents in their fifties test positive for COVID-19

Webp genbusiness004

As of May 19, there have been 259 McHenry County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,526 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 17 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 19, there have been 1,224 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths from the coronavirus in McHenry 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 McHenry County
Date
Total Tested
Total Positive
Positive %
May 19
8,251
1,224
14.8
May 18
7,969
1,209
15.2
May 17
7,666
1,179
15.4
May 16
7,357
1,156
15.7
May 15
7,057
1,123
15.9
May 14
6,805
1,083
15.9
May 13
6,446
1,049
16.3
May 12
6,185
1,026
16.6
May 11
5,558
958
17.2
May 10
5,420
945
17.4

MORE NEWS