South Central Reporter

As of May 18, there have been six Clinton County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 80 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that seven percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 18, there have been 161 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths from the coronavirus in Clinton 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	1,233	161	13.1
May 17	1,218	161	13.2
May 16	1,200	162	13.5
May 15	1,125	159	14.1
May 14	979	155	15.8
May 13	891	142	15.9
May 12	822	128	15.6
May 11	818	127	15.5
May 10	803	126	15.7
May 9	790	126	15.9