East Central Reporter

As of June 20, there have been no Effingham County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through June 20, there have been 12 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 %
June 20	1,696	12	0.7
June 19	1,595	12	0.8
June 18	1,379	12	0.9
June 17	1,278	9	0.7
June 16	1,203	9	0.7
June 15	1,199	8	0.7
June 14	1,141	8	0.7
June 13	1,096	8	0.7
June 12	1,084	8	0.7
June 11	1,035	8	0.8