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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

On August 31, no Hispanic residents of Iroquois County had COVID-19 tests return positive

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On August 31, no Hispanic residents of Iroquois 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, 33 Hispanic residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 11 percent of the positive cases in Iroquois 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
White362
Hispanic20
African American20
AsianNA0
Others30

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