South Central Reporter

As of September 5, there have been no Washington County residents in their seventies who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through September 5, there have been 128 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 %
September 5	2,374	128	5.4
September 4	2,354	126	5.4
September 3	2,280	119	5.2
September 2	2,252	116	5.2
September 1	2,238	115	5.1
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