Grundy Reporter

As of October 3, 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 785 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through October 3, there have been 716 confirmed COVID-19 cases and six 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 %
October 3	11,287	716	6.3
October 2	11,133	706	6.3
October 1	11,026	698	6.3
September 30	10,928	687	6.3
September 29	10,806	677	6.3
September 28	10,768	670	6.2
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