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

By East Central Reporter

Aug 24, 2020

As of August 24, there have been no Lawrence County residents in their seventies who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through August 24, there have been 87 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 24	3,231	87	2.7
August 23	3,156	81	2.6
August 22	3,109	80	2.6
August 21	3,081	75	2.4
August 20	3,024	74	2.4
August 19	2,808	68	2.4
August 18	2,718	67	2.5
August 17	2,682	65	2.4
August 16	2,644	62	2.3
August 15	2,569	58	2.3