South Central Reporter

On August 20, 18 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, 312 white residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 57 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	69	18
African American	2	0
Asian	NA	0
Hispanic	NA	0
Others	69	6