Rockford Sun

On June 15, seven African American residents of Winnebago 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, 721 African American residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 26 percent of the positive cases in Winnebago 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
Hispanic	14	8
African American	11	7
White	60	5
Asian	2	0
Others	174	12