South Central Reporter

As of May 18, there have been seven Christian 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 81 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that eight percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 18, there have been 32 confirmed COVID-19 cases and four deaths from the coronavirus in Christian 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 18	696	32	4.6
May 17	664	31	4.7
May 16	648	30	4.6
May 15	607	30	4.9
May 14	572	30	5.2
May 13	520	30	5.8
May 12	504	30	6.0
May 11	473	29	6.1
May 10	468	29	6.2
May 9	455	29	6.4