South Central Reporter

As of August 12, there have been 23 Marion County residents in their forties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 759 residents in their forties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 12, there have been 169 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 %
August 12	5,968	169	2.8
August 11	5,897	165	2.8
August 10	5,668	161	2.8
August 9	5,632	156	2.8
August 8	5,620	156	2.8
August 7	5,523	152	2.8
August 6	5,493	153	2.8
August 5	5,361	143	2.7
August 4	5,288	140	2.6
August 3	5,158	138	2.7