East Central Reporter

As of May 31, there have been no Effingham County residents in their thirties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through May 31, there have been seven 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 31	689	7	1.0
May 30	672	7	1.0
May 29	658	7	1.1
May 28	618	6	1.0
May 27	608	6	1.0
May 26	580	6	1.0
May 25	562	6	1.1
May 24	512	6	1.2
May 23	494	6	1.2
May 22	473	6	1.3