South Central Reporter

As of July 9, 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 358 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 9, there have been 48 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 %
July 9	2,939	48	1.6
July 8	2,788	47	1.7
July 7	2,758	47	1.7
July 6	2,716	47	1.7
July 5	2,663	45	1.7
July 4	2,652	45	1.7
July 3	2,627	45	1.7
July 2	2,555	44	1.7
July 1	2,501	43	1.7
June 30	2,470	43	1.7