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5,837 Kankakee County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 4, there have been 5,837 Kankakee 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 49,513 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 11.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 4, there have been 28,619 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 358 deaths from the coronavirus in Kankakee 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Kankakee County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 4458,56628,6196.2
March 3457,79928,6096.2
March 2456,89828,5856.3
March 1456,26128,5726.3
February 28455,80928,5646.3
February 25454,58528,5356.3
February 24453,93028,5266.3
February 23452,98428,5226.3

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