South Central Reporter

As of August 22, there have been 14 Fayette County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 464 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 22, there have been 108 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 %
August 22	3,327	108	3.2
August 21	3,265	103	3.2
August 20	3,203	97	3.0
August 19	3,129	87	2.8
August 18	3,075	81	2.6
August 17	3,061	80	2.6
August 16	3,000	78	2.6
August 15	2,969	78	2.6
August 14	2,914	73	2.5
August 13	2,896	73	2.5