South Central Reporter

As of June 18, there have been eight Christian 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 214 residents in their forties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through June 18, there have been 42 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 %
June 18	1,835	42	2.3
June 17	1,774	39	2.2
June 16	1,753	39	2.2
June 15	1,701	39	2.3
June 14	1,666	37	2.2
June 13	1,653	35	2.1
June 12	1,643	35	2.1
June 11	1,604	35	2.2
June 10	1,563	35	2.2
June 9	1,526	35	2.3