South Cook News

On July 31, 53 African American residents of Cook County had their COVID-19 test return positive, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 6,763 African American residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 15 percent of the positive cases in Cook County.

Illinois gathers all of their 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.

Race	Number Tested	Number Positive
White	2,788	115
Hispanic	828	76
African American	1,022	53
Asian	232	7
Others	3,802	100