South Central Reporter

As of June 27, 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 275 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through June 27, there have been 43 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 27	2,382	43	1.8
June 26	2,355	42	1.8
June 25	2,295	42	1.8
June 24	2,250	42	1.9
June 23	2,169	42	1.9
June 22	2,143	42	2.0
June 21	2,114	42	2.0
June 20	2,090	42	2.0
June 19	1,968	42	2.1
June 18	1,835	42	2.3