South Central Reporter

As of October 3, there have been 89 Clinton 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 932 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through October 3, there have been 1,279 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 21 deaths from the coronavirus in Clinton 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 %
October 3	13,774	1,279	9.3
October 2	13,671	1,261	9.2
October 1	13,410	1,239	9.2
September 30	13,217	1,222	9.2
September 29	13,110	1,203	9.2
September 28	12,937	1,190	9.2
September 27	12,765	1,169	9.2
September 26	12,587	1,153	9.2
September 25	12,429	1,129	9.1
September 24	12,268	1,101	9.0