South Central Reporter

As of July 31, there have been 11 Fayette County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 359 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 31, there have been 53 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 31	2,385	53	2.2
July 30	2,359	52	2.2
July 29	2,326	51	2.2
July 28	2,304	44	1.9
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