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16,937 Champaign County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 16,937 Champaign County residents in their 20s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,459,146 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 1.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 61,498 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 284 deaths from the coronavirus in Champaign 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 Champaign County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 283,501,61361,4981.8
February 253,493,78961,4221.8
February 243,489,51561,3841.8
February 233,485,24561,3561.8
February 223,481,81961,3071.8

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