East Central Reporter

As of August 21, there have been eight Edgar County residents 80 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 257 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 21, there have been 54 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 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
August 13	1,974	30	1.5
August 12	1,935	29	1.5