On September 30, 2 white residents of Clay County had COVID-19 tests return positive"

By East Central Reporter

Sep 30, 2020

On September 30, two white residents of Clay County had their COVID-19 test return positive", according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 127 white residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 82 percent of the positive cases in Clay County.

Illinois gathers all of their 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.

Total testing positive by race