Quantcast

Kankakee Times

Saturday, July 26, 2025

On July 17, no Hispanic residents of Kankakee County had COVID-19 tests return positive

Webp surgery

On July 17, no Hispanic residents of Kankakee County had COVID-19 tests return positive, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 292 Hispanic residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 19 percent of the positive cases in Kankakee County.

Illinois gathers all of their 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.

Total testing positive by race
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
White2859
African American843
Hispanic180
Asian50
Others10411

MORE NEWS