Rockford Sun

On October 2, seven Asian residents of Boone 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, seven Asian residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting percent of the positive cases in Boone 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
Asian	2	7
White	84	2
Hispanic	21	1
African American	6	0
Others	137	8