Peoria Standard

As of August 26, there have been nine Mason County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 237 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 26, there have been 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Mason 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 26	3,156	73	2.3
August 25	3,117	73	2.3
August 24	3,070	72	2.3
August 23	3,043	72	2.4
August 22	3,004	67	2.2
August 21	2,963	67	2.3
August 20	2,934	66	2.2
August 19	2,882	65	2.3
August 18	2,860	64	2.2
August 17	2,816	63	2.2