West Central Reporter

As of June 8, 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 June 8, there have been 18 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death 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 %
June 8	778	18	2.3
June 7	765	17	2.2
June 6	756	17	2.2
June 5	750	17	2.3
June 4	743	17	2.3
June 3	728	17	2.3
June 2	718	17	2.4
June 1	709	17	2.4
May 31	699	17	2.4
May 30	663	17	2.6