Illinois Valley Times

As of August 23, there have been no Putnam 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 23, there have been 13 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Putnam 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	671	13	1.9
August 22	659	13	2.0
August 21	654	13	2.0
August 20	641	13	2.0
August 19	620	13	2.1
August 18	612	13	2.1
August 17	608	13	2.1
August 16	604	13	2.2
August 15	591	13	2.2
August 14	585	13	2.2