South Central Reporter

As of July 27, there have been seven Fayette 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 238 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 27, there have been 43 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the coronavirus in Fayette 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 27	2,292	43	1.9
July 26	2,266	43	1.9
July 25	2,233	41	1.8
July 24	2,202	41	1.9
July 23	2,182	40	1.8
July 22	2,129	39	1.8
July 21	2,119	39	1.8
July 20	2,103	38	1.8
July 19	2,082	35	1.7
July 18	2,065	34	1.6