Lake County Gazette

As of October 2, there have been 856 Lake 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 18,390 residents 80 and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through October 2, there have been 17,383 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 493 deaths from the coronavirus in Lake 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 2	258,272	17,383	6.7
October 1	255,064	17,246	6.8
September 30	252,450	17,151	6.8
September 29	251,120	16,992	6.8
September 28	249,615	16,953	6.8
September 27	247,441	16,892	6.8
September 26	246,003	16,794	6.8
September 25	244,001	16,733	6.9
September 24	241,210	16,636	6.9
September 23	238,818	16,545	6.9