No Putnam County residents in their seventies test positive for COVID-19

By Illinois Valley Times

Aug 20, 2020

As of August 20, there have been no Putnam County residents in their seventies who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through August 20, 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Putnam County

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
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
August 13	568	13	2.3
August 12	550	14	2.5
August 11	542	14	2.6