South Central Reporter

As of August 31, there have been 42 Macoupin County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,499 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 31, there have been 349 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the coronavirus in Macoupin 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	14,305	349	2.4
August 30	14,166	345	2.4
August 29	14,074	345	2.5
August 28	13,863	340	2.5
August 27	13,756	333	2.4
August 26	13,619	324	2.4
August 25	13,359	302	2.3
August 24	13,262	301	2.3
August 23	13,191	296	2.2
August 22	12,999	290	2.2