West Central Reporter

As of May 31, there have been no Hancock 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 May 31, there have been 17 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Hancock 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 %
May 31	699	17	2.4
May 30	663	17	2.6
May 29	656	16	2.4
May 28	625	16	2.6
May 27	617	15	2.4
May 26	602	15	2.5
May 25	593	13	2.2
May 24	573	13	2.3
May 23	568	13	2.3
May 22	545	13	2.4