As of August 18, there have been 68 Grundy 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 1,177 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that five percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 18, there have been 392 confirmed COVID-19 cases and five deaths from the coronavirus in Grundy 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.
Test results for the past 10 days in Grundy County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18 | 7,407 | 392 | 5.3 |
| August 17 | 7,359 | 391 | 5.3 |
| August 16 | 7,266 | 384 | 5.3 |
| August 15 | 7,181 | 378 | 5.3 |
| August 14 | 7,098 | 368 | 5.2 |
| August 13 | 7,001 | 353 | 5.0 |
| August 12 | 6,907 | 343 | 5.0 |
| August 11 | 6,842 | 334 | 4.9 |
| August 10 | 6,797 | 326 | 4.8 |
| August 9 | 6,760 | 323 | 4.8 |
