South Central Reporter

As of June 12, 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 123 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through June 12, there have been 22 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three 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 %
June 12	915	22	2.4
June 11	893	22	2.5
June 10	864	22	2.5
June 9	843	21	2.5
June 8	823	21	2.6
June 7	808	21	2.6
June 6	712	21	2.9
June 5	666	21	3.2
June 4	655	21	3.2
June 3	635	21	3.3