South Central Reporter

As of September 2, there have been 24 Montgomery 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 1,016 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 2, there have been 254 confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine deaths from the coronavirus in Montgomery 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 %
September 2	9,597	254	2.6
September 1	9,573	251	2.6
August 31	9,531	252	2.6
August 30	9,480	248	2.6
August 29	9,303	246	2.6
August 28	9,200	246	2.7
August 27	9,114	243	2.7
August 26	9,029	234	2.6
August 25	8,895	230	2.6
August 24	8,788	223	2.5