Rockford Sun

On October 4, two Asian 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, 145 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	644	29
Hispanic	128	19
African American	96	4
Asian	24	2
Others	282	18