Sangamon Sun

As of July 24, there have been 10 Menard County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 369 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 24, there have been 37 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Menard 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 %
July 24	2,126	37	1.7
July 23	2,094	37	1.8
July 22	2,045	36	1.8
July 21	1,999	35	1.8
July 20	1,983	35	1.8
July 19	1,943	34	1.7
July 18	1,915	34	1.8
July 17	1,895	34	1.8
July 16	1,829	32	1.7
July 15	1,807	33	1.8