East Central Reporter

As of August 21, there have been nine Clay County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 321 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 21, there have been 52 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
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
August 13	1,809	31	1.7
August 12	1,776	27	1.5