Macon Reporter

As of August 31, there have been 15 Moultrie County residents in their thirties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 453 residents in their thirties in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 31, there have been 161 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Moultrie 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 31	3,391	161	4.7
August 30	3,328	156	4.7
August 29	3,259	155	4.8
August 28	3,240	151	4.7
August 27	3,185	144	4.5
August 26	3,133	140	4.5
August 25	3,002	136	4.5
August 24	2,976	133	4.5
August 23	2,934	133	4.5
August 22	2,893	131	4.5