No Richland County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 17

By East Central Reporter

Aug 18, 2020

As of August 17 there were six Richland County residents in their twenties who were tested for the Coronavirus, none of those tests have come back positive for the virus, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Richland County

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
2020-08-17	2,946	42	1.4%
2020-08-16	2,928	41	1.4%
2020-08-15	2,813	31	1.1%
2020-08-14	2,764	24	0.9%
2020-08-13	2,728	24	0.9%
2020-08-12	2,685	22	0.8%
2020-08-11	2,622	20	0.8%
2020-08-10	2,619	20	0.8%
2020-08-09	2,593	19	0.7%
2020-08-08	2,554	19	0.7%