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

By East Central Reporter

Aug 23, 2020

As of August 23, there have been no Clay 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 23, there have been 59 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Clay 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 Clay County

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
August 23	2,175	59	2.7
August 22	2,141	57	2.7
August 21	2,102	52	2.5
August 20	2,085	51	2.4
August 19	2,032	47	2.3
August 18	1,920	40	2.1
August 17	1,913	38	2.0
August 16	1,884	36	1.9
August 15	1,846	32	1.7
August 14	1,818	32	1.8