Rockford Sun

On October 2, six 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, 1,156 African American residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 17 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	806	53
Hispanic	167	25
African American	131	6
Asian	24	3
Others	526	30