As of August 12, there have been 140 Rock Island County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 3,254 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 12, there have been 1,784 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 38 deaths from the coronavirus in Rock Island 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.
Test results for the past 10 days in Rock Island County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 12 | 37,771 | 1,784 | 4.7 |
| August 11 | 37,413 | 1,764 | 4.7 |
| August 10 | 37,112 | 1,756 | 4.7 |
| August 9 | 36,807 | 1,745 | 4.7 |
| August 8 | 36,264 | 1,731 | 4.8 |
| August 7 | 35,752 | 1,679 | 4.7 |
| August 6 | 35,330 | 1,656 | 4.7 |
| August 5 | 34,729 | 1,649 | 4.7 |
| August 4 | 34,375 | 1,615 | 4.7 |
| August 3 | 34,059 | 1,605 | 4.7 |
