As of July 16, there have been 34 Coles County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 1,096 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 16, there have been 212 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths from the coronavirus in Coles 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 16 | 7,776 | 212 | 2.7 |
| July 15 | 7,524 | 209 | 2.8 |
| July 14 | 7,272 | 202 | 2.8 |
| July 13 | 7,234 | 199 | 2.8 |
| July 12 | 7,232 | 191 | 2.6 |
| July 11 | 7,218 | 190 | 2.6 |
| July 10 | 6,942 | 190 | 2.7 |
| July 9 | 6,848 | 188 | 2.7 |
| July 8 | 6,718 | 184 | 2.7 |
| July 7 | 6,583 | 179 | 2.7 |



