East Central Reporter

As of August 31, there have been 15 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 284 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that five percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 31, there have been 83 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 31	2,438	83	3.4
August 30	2,424	83	3.4
August 29	2,410	81	3.4
August 28	2,394	79	3.3
August 27	2,383	77	3.2
August 26	2,362	75	3.2
August 25	2,281	60	2.6
August 24	2,273	61	2.7
August 23	2,262	57	2.5
August 22	2,242	57	2.5