West Central Reporter

As of August 31, there have been no Calhoun County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through August 31, there have been 26 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Calhoun 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 31	825	26	3.2
August 30	824	26	3.2
August 29	823	26	3.2
August 28	819	26	3.2
August 27	813	26	3.2
August 26	791	25	3.2
August 25	687	24	3.5
August 24	681	22	3.2
August 23	672	21	3.1
August 22	671	19	2.8