East Central Reporter

On July 29, no African American residents of Douglas County had COVID-19 tests return positive, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, no African American residents have tested positive for COVID-19.

Illinois gathers all of their 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.

Race	Number Tested	Number Positive
White	62	2
African American	2	0
Hispanic	2	0
Asian	NA	NA
Others	3	0