West Central Reporter

As of July 29, there have been 42 Cass County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 449 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 29, there have been 183 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths from the coronavirus in Cass 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 %
July 29	2,627	183	7.0
July 28	2,578	174	6.7
July 27	2,554	173	6.8
July 26	2,534	170	6.7
July 25	2,495	167	6.7
July 24	2,480	163	6.6
July 23	2,446	161	6.6
July 22	2,403	160	6.7
July 21	2,362	157	6.6
July 20	2,337	156	6.7