South Central Reporter

As of August 31, there have been 20 Washington 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 291 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 31, there have been 114 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Washington 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	2,218	114	5.1
August 30	2,182	111	5.1
August 29	2,158	111	5.1
August 28	2,133	109	5.1
August 27	2,099	106	5.1
August 26	2,084	101	4.8
August 25	1,988	98	4.9
August 24	1,930	92	4.8
August 23	1,911	88	4.6
August 22	1,888	87	4.6