East Central Reporter

As of July 19, there have been 14 Douglas County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 295 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 19, there have been 76 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Douglas 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 %
July 19	2,509	76	3.0
July 18	2,478	74	3.0
July 17	2,396	71	3.0
July 16	2,292	66	2.9
July 15	2,214	62	2.8
July 14	2,153	61	2.8
July 13	2,147	61	2.8
July 12	2,146	61	2.8
July 11	2,129	61	2.9
July 10	2,055	55	2.7