East Central Reporter

As of August 10, there have been 10 Lawrence 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 395 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 10, there have been 50 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Lawrence 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 %
August 10	2,414	50	2.1
August 9	2,395	47	2.0
August 8	2,331	48	2.1
August 7	2,286	45	2.0
August 6	2,279	44	1.9
August 5	2,237	44	2.0
August 4	2,235	43	1.9
August 3	2,231	42	1.9
August 2	2,160	42	1.9
August 1	2,056	40	1.9