Peoria Standard

As of Jan. 31, there have been 1,302 Woodford 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 19,727 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 9,879 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 104 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 %
January 31	140,463	9,879	7
January 28	139,504	9,778	7
January 27	138,950	9,709	7
January 26	138,405	9,659	7
January 25	137,787	9,584	7
January 24	137,480	9,523	6.9