East Central Reporter

As of May 23, there have been no Clay County residents in their forties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through May 23, there have been two confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Clay 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 23	277	2	0.7
May 22	271	2	0.7
May 21	270	2	0.7
May 20	261	2	0.8
May 19	253	3	1.2
May 18	245	2	0.8
May 17	233	2	0.9
May 16	227	2	0.9
May 15	215	2	0.9
May 14	201	2	1.0