South Central Reporter

As of July 7, there have been no Marion County residents in their seventies who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through July 7, there have been 70 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 %
July 7	3,248	70	2.2
July 6	3,229	70	2.2
July 5	3,195	69	2.2
July 4	3,178	69	2.2
July 3	3,149	68	2.2
July 2	3,132	66	2.1
July 1	3,105	66	2.1
June 30	2,997	65	2.2
June 29	2,967	65	2.2
June 28	2,843	65	2.3