East Central Reporter

As of October 2, there have been 26 Jasper County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 375 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through October 2, there have been 213 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 10 deaths from the coronavirus in Jasper 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 %
October 2	2,897	213	7.4
October 1	2,844	213	7.5
September 30	2,832	212	7.5
September 29	2,819	212	7.5
September 28	2,800	213	7.6
September 27	2,780	211	7.6
September 26	2,754	211	7.7
September 25	2,725	206	7.6
September 24	2,677	203	7.6
September 23	2,643	202	7.6