East Central Reporter

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

Through June 16, there have been four confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Richland 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 %
June 16	560	4	0.7
June 15	557	4	0.7
June 14	550	4	0.7
June 13	549	4	0.7
June 12	547	4	0.7
June 11	543	4	0.7
June 10	538	4	0.7
June 9	530	4	0.8
June 8	528	4	0.8
June 7	517	4	0.8