East Central Reporter

As of August 23, there have been no Edgar 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 57 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Edgar 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
August 23	2,262	57	2.5
August 22	2,242	57	2.5
August 21	2,185	54	2.5
August 20	2,157	49	2.3
August 19	2,131	51	2.4
August 18	2,123	46	2.2
August 17	2,036	35	1.7
August 16	2,020	35	1.7
August 15	2,005	34	1.7
August 14	1,999	34	1.7