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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

2,585 Woodford County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 2,585 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 29,354 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 10,297 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Woodford County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 15152,65810,2976.7
March 14152,56810,2966.7
March 11152,16010,2956.8
March 10151,83210,2936.8
March 9151,43910,2896.8
March 8151,13110,2866.8
March 7151,02110,2836.8

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