South Central Reporter

As of June 17, there have been nine Marion County residents in their forties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 303 residents in their forties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through June 17, there have been 55 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Marion 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 17	2,245	55	2.4
June 16	2,195	55	2.5
June 15	2,189	55	2.5
June 14	2,069	55	2.7
June 13	2,050	55	2.7
June 12	2,010	55	2.7
June 11	1,943	55	2.8
June 10	1,883	55	2.9
June 9	1,873	55	2.9
June 8	1,836	55	3.0