South Central Reporter

On July 31, two white residents of Clinton County had their COVID-19 test return positive, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 195 white residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 59 percent of the positive cases in Clinton County.

Illinois gathers all of their 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.

Race	Number Tested	Number Positive
White	20	2
Asian	6	0
African American	2	0
Hispanic	NA	NA
Others	74	7