Chambana Sun

As of August 23, there have been no Ford County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through August 23, there have been 70 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 23	3,056	70	2.3
August 22	2,996	69	2.3
August 21	2,953	68	2.3
August 20	2,925	63	2.2
August 19	2,908	62	2.1
August 18	2,885	61	2.1
August 17	2,841	60	2.1
August 16	2,753	60	2.2
August 15	2,713	57	2.1
August 14	2,688	57	2.1