Macon Reporter

On October 8, no Asian residents of Macon 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, 11 Asian residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 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	218	36
African American	73	4
Hispanic	2	0
Asian	1	0
Others	205	15