East Central Reporter

As of June 29, 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 29, there have been 11 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 29	2,208	11	0.5
June 28	2,171	11	0.5
June 27	2,130	11	0.5
June 26	2,081	11	0.5
June 25	1,984	11	0.6
June 24	1,881	12	0.6
June 23	1,784	11	0.6
June 22	1,776	12	0.7
June 21	1,724	12	0.7
June 20	1,696	12	0.7