Grundy Reporter

As of September 27, there have been 31 Grundy 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.

There have been 766 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 27, there have been 669 confirmed COVID-19 cases and five deaths from the coronavirus in Grundy 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 %
September 27	10,729	669	6.2
September 26	10,646	667	6.3
September 25	10,566	659	6.2
September 24	10,441	654	6.3
September 23	10,323	645	6.2
September 22	10,256	635	6.2
September 21	10,219	627	6.1
September 20	10,180	627	6.2
September 19	10,069	625	6.2
September 18	9,959	616	6.2