Macon Reporter

On September 25, two Hispanic residents of Macon County had their COVID-19 test return positive", according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 29 Hispanic residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting one percent of the positive cases in Macon 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.

Race	Number Tested	Number Positive
White	163	22
African American	66	14
Hispanic	7	2
Asian	2	0
Others	479	5