Rockford Sun

On October 7, 49 Hispanic 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, 1,680 Hispanic residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 23 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	447	107
Hispanic	93	49
African American	50	12
Asian	18	7
Others	307	31