East Central Reporter

As of July 31, there have been six Shelby County residents 80 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 416 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that one percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 31, there have been 53 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Shelby 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 31	3,078	53	1.7
July 30	2,944	52	1.8
July 29	2,857	46	1.6
July 28	2,757	41	1.5
July 27	2,726	40	1.5
July 26	2,663	38	1.4
July 25	2,613	36	1.4
July 24	2,585	34	1.3
July 23	2,535	32	1.3
July 22	2,465	31	1.3