East Central Reporter

On August 20, four white residents of Lawrence 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, 58 white residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 79 percent of the positive cases in Lawrence 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	166	4
African American	28	0
Hispanic	6	0
Asian	NA	0
Others	16	2