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As of July 8, there have been no Edwards County residents 80 years of age and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Through July 8, there have been two confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Edwards 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 %
July 8	266	2	0.8
July 7	263	2	0.8
July 6	262	2	0.8
July 5	260	2	0.8
July 4	256	2	0.8
July 3	256	2	0.8
July 2	254	2	0.8
July 1	251	2	0.8
June 30	246	2	0.8
June 29	244	2	0.8