East Central Reporter

On August 17, 14 white residents of Coles County had their COVID-19 test return positive", according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 532 white residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 84 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	235	14
Hispanic	6	0
African American	4	0
Asian	2	0
Others	29	4