1 Vermilion County resident 80 or older tests positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 29

By Chambana Sun

Sep 30, 2020

One Vermilion County resident 80 years of age and older tested positive for COVID-19 on September 29, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 35 positive cases reported in Vermilion County among residents 80 and older, accounting for 4.3 percent of all cases in the county. Through September 29, Vermilion County has reported a total of 817 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, four of which have ended with the victim's death.

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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Vermilion County

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
2020-09-29	26,677	817	3.1%
2020-09-28	26,529	791	3%
2020-09-27	26,237	770	2.9%
2020-09-26	25,969	745	2.9%
2020-09-25	25,641	718	2.8%
2020-09-24	25,273	673	2.7%
2020-09-23	24,895	648	2.6%
2020-09-22	24,591	622	2.5%
2020-09-21	24,433	619	2.5%
2020-09-20	24,046	588	2.4%