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1,775 McDonough County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 4, there have been 1,775 McDonough 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 32,139 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 4, there have been 7,129 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 86 deaths from the coronavirus in McDonough 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 McDonough County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 4133,6237,1295.3
March 3133,0407,1255.4
March 2132,6317,1235.4
March 1132,4747,1185.4
February 28132,3287,1135.4
February 25131,8947,1035.4
February 24131,3197,0885.4
February 23130,8977,0815.4

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