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1,559 Fulton County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 10, there have been 1,559 Fulton 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 36,237 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 10, there have been 9,987 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 126 deaths from the coronavirus in Fulton 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 Fulton County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 10199,2949,9875
March 9198,8099,9785
March 8198,6629,9635
March 7198,5489,9545
March 4198,2139,9445
March 3198,0309,9355
March 2197,8649,9335
March 1197,3659,9315

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