As of March 4, there have been 2,579 Woodford 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 29,012 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 4, there have been 10,277 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 111 deaths from the coronavirus in Woodford 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 4 | 150,380 | 10,277 | 6.8 |
| March 3 | 150,057 | 10,273 | 6.8 |
| March 2 | 149,695 | 10,268 | 6.9 |
| March 1 | 149,215 | 10,262 | 6.9 |
| February 28 | 148,997 | 10,258 | 6.9 |
| February 25 | 148,320 | 10,242 | 6.9 |
| February 24 | 147,910 | 10,237 | 6.9 |
| February 23 | 147,551 | 10,233 | 6.9 |
