East Central Reporter

As of September 21, there have been no Richland 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 September 21, there have been 156 confirmed COVID-19 cases and four deaths from the coronavirus in Richland 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 %
September 21	5,333	156	2.9
September 20	5,271	144	2.7
September 19	5,061	144	2.8
September 18	4,902	135	2.8
September 17	4,743	127	2.7
September 16	4,664	125	2.7
September 15	4,589	120	2.6
September 14	4,520	117	2.6
September 13	4,389	116	2.6
September 12	4,287	109	2.5