As of July 1, there have been 78 Jackson 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 1,157 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 1, there have been 332 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths from the coronavirus in Jackson 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 Jackson County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | 5,540 | 332 | 6.0 |
| June 30 | 5,408 | 332 | 6.1 |
| June 29 | 5,281 | 329 | 6.2 |
| June 28 | 5,189 | 329 | 6.3 |
| June 27 | 5,139 | 329 | 6.4 |
| June 26 | 5,034 | 329 | 6.5 |
| June 25 | 4,967 | 328 | 6.6 |
| June 24 | 4,840 | 325 | 6.7 |
| June 23 | 4,732 | 325 | 6.9 |
| June 22 | 4,678 | 324 | 6.9 |
