East Central Reporter

On August 14, no Hispanic residents of Coles 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, 13 Hispanic residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting two percent of the positive cases in Coles County.

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	438	14
African American	19	2
Hispanic	6	0
Asian	3	0
Others	101	2