South Central Reporter

As of August 31, there have been 26 Christian County residents 80 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,063 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 31, there have been 232 confirmed COVID-19 cases and four deaths from the coronavirus in Christian 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 31	8,571	232	2.7
August 30	8,505	231	2.7
August 29	8,445	230	2.7
August 28	8,235	216	2.6
August 27	8,189	195	2.4
August 26	8,118	192	2.4
August 25	8,036	191	2.4
August 24	7,920	185	2.3
August 23	7,784	184	2.4
August 22	7,717	182	2.4