Chambana Sun

As of August 7, there have been no Ford County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through August 7, there have been 49 confirmed COVID-19 cases and two deaths from the coronavirus in Ford 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 7	2,479	49	2.0
August 6	2,416	51	2.1
August 5	2,398	45	1.9
August 4	2,374	42	1.8
August 3	2,352	41	1.7
August 2	2,327	41	1.8
August 1	2,310	39	1.7
July 31	2,282	38	1.7
July 30	2,242	38	1.7
July 29	2,216	38	1.7