Peoria Standard

As of August 17, there have been eight Fulton 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 757 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that one percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 17, there have been 48 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Fulton 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 %
August 17	5,763	48	0.8
August 16	5,708	45	0.8
August 15	5,656	44	0.8
August 14	5,585	42	0.8
August 13	5,481	37	0.7
August 12	5,419	37	0.7
August 11	5,162	35	0.7
August 10	5,132	34	0.7
August 9	5,071	33	0.7
August 8	4,975	33	0.7