Sangamon Sun

As of July 31, there have been 13 Menard 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 331 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 31, there have been 44 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 31	2,404	44	1.8
July 30	2,354	43	1.8
July 29	2,316	40	1.7
July 28	2,276	40	1.8
July 27	2,238	40	1.8
July 26	2,208	40	1.8
July 25	2,171	39	1.8
July 24	2,126	37	1.7
July 23	2,094	37	1.8
July 22	2,045	36	1.8