East Central Reporter

On October 3, no Hispanic residents of Shelby County had COVID-19 tests return positive, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, nine Hispanic residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting two percent of the positive cases in Shelby 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.

Race	Number Tested	Number Positive
White	27	8
Hispanic	1	0
African American	NA	0
Asian	NA	0
Others	32	2