East Central Reporter

As of May 19, there have been no Effingham 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 19, there have been six confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Effingham 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 19	404	6	1.5
May 18	388	6	1.5
May 17	366	6	1.6
May 16	348	6	1.7
May 15	324	6	1.9
May 14	236	6	2.5
May 13	208	6	2.9
May 12	187	6	3.2
May 11	175	6	3.4
May 10	169	6	3.6