Kankakee Times

As of Feb. 22, there have been 1,527 Iroquois County residents under 20-years-old who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 16,652 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 22, there have been 7,079 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 111 deaths from the coronavirus in Iroquois County.

Illinois was home to some of the first reported COVID-19 cases in the US. It has suffered numerous waves of the pandemic, which peaked in the fall of 2020. As the Midwestern hub of the US, Illinois businesses suffered greatly, including layoffs at two major airlines based in the state.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 22	104,655	7,079	6.8
February 18	104,156	7,062	6.8
February 17	104,012	7,059	6.8
February 16	103,604	7,054	6.8
February 15	103,470	7,041	6.8
February 14	103,291	7,029	6.8