South West Illinois News

As of July 17, there have been no Perry 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 July 17, there have been 63 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Perry 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 17	2,393	63	2.6
July 16	2,378	63	2.6
July 15	2,316	63	2.7
July 14	2,261	61	2.7
July 13	2,239	61	2.7
July 12	2,225	61	2.7
July 11	2,210	61	2.8
July 10	2,175	61	2.8
July 9	2,119	60	2.8
July 8	1,868	59	3.2