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As of May 16, there have been no Gallatin County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through May 16, there have been two confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Gallatin 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
May 16	76	2	2.6
May 15	73	2	2.7
May 14	67	2	3.0
May 13	64	2	3.1
May 12	59	2	3.4
May 11	58	2	3.4
May 10	55	2	3.6
May 9	54	2	3.7
May 8	53	2	3.8
May 7	51	2	3.9