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Tuesday, July 8, 2025

On August 22, no white residents of Hancock County had COVID-19 tests return positive

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On August 22, no white residents of Hancock County had COVID-19 tests return positive, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 68 white residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 62 percent of the positive cases in Hancock County.

Illinois gathers all of their 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.

Total testing positive by race
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
White240
African AmericanNA0
AsianNA0
HispanicNA0
Others282

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