South Central Reporter

As of May 22, there have been six Fayette 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 34 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 17 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 22, there have been 19 confirmed COVID-19 cases and two deaths from the coronavirus in Fayette 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 %
May 22	372	19	5.1
May 21	370	19	5.1
May 20	349	19	5.4
May 19	336	19	5.7
May 18	320	19	5.9
May 17	292	19	6.5
May 16	284	19	6.7
May 15	270	19	7.0
May 14	252	17	6.7
May 13	238	17	7.1