One Bureau County resident in his or her seventies tested positive for COVID-19 on August 16, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
In total, there have been nine positive cases reported in Bureau County among residents in their seventies, accounting for 3.2 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 16, Bureau County has reported a total of 277 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 Bureau County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-16 | 4,855 | 277 | 5.7% |
| 2020-08-15 | 4,786 | 269 | 5.6% |
| 2020-08-14 | 4,739 | 262 | 5.5% |
| 2020-08-13 | 4,630 | 247 | 5.3% |
| 2020-08-12 | 4,570 | 241 | 5.3% |
| 2020-08-11 | 4,527 | 231 | 5.1% |
| 2020-08-10 | 4,483 | 215 | 4.8% |
| 2020-08-09 | 4,433 | 205 | 4.6% |
| 2020-08-08 | 4,368 | 190 | 4.3% |
| 2020-08-07 | 4,318 | 179 | 4.1% |
