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1,536 Iroquois County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 1,536 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 17,161 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 7,122 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 112 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Iroquois County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 15108,1807,1226.6
March 14108,0557,1216.6
March 11107,7387,1166.6
March 10107,5467,1156.6
March 9107,3597,1146.6
March 8107,1797,1096.6
March 7107,0587,1066.6

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