West Central Reporter

As of August 31, there have been 11 Pike 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 267 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 31, there have been 72 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Pike 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	2,082	72	3.5
August 30	2,074	71	3.4
August 29	2,062	68	3.3
August 28	2,022	68	3.4
August 27	2,004	66	3.3
August 26	1,981	64	3.2
August 25	1,968	63	3.2
August 24	1,948	57	2.9
August 23	1,914	52	2.7
August 22	1,895	48	2.5