Rockford Sun

On September 23, one Asian resident 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, 113 Asian residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting two 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
White	399	66
Hispanic	94	35
African American	113	14
Asian	13	1
Others	233	16