No Lawrence County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19

By East Central Reporter

Aug 16, 2020

As of August 16, there have been no Lawrence County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through August 16, there have been 62 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Lawrence County

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
August 16	2,644	62	2.3
August 15	2,569	58	2.3
August 14	2,549	55	2.2
August 13	2,517	52	2.1
August 12	2,504	51	2.0
August 11	2,467	51	2.1
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