West Central Reporter

As of August 20, there have been no Scott 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 August 20, there have been 36 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Scott 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 %
August 20	1,375	36	2.6
August 19	1,328	36	2.7
August 18	1,317	35	2.7
August 17	1,300	35	2.7
August 16	1,291	35	2.7
August 15	1,261	35	2.8
August 14	1,236	32	2.6
August 13	1,208	28	2.3
August 12	1,184	27	2.3
August 11	1,158	21	1.8