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8,116 Tazewell County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 7, there have been 8,116 Tazewell 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 90,616 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 36,330 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 457 deaths from the coronavirus in Tazewell 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 Tazewell County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 7497,30436,3307.3
March 4495,09336,3117.3
March 3493,89436,3057.4
March 2492,41836,2877.4
March 1491,11936,2747.4
February 28490,65936,2527.4

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