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9 Menard County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19

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As of August 23, there have been nine Menard County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 339 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through August 23, there have been 63 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Menard County.

Illinois gathers all of its COVID-19 data from across the state electronically. The reported cases and deaths will fluctuate as additional info is gathered. Chicago was home to one of the first known cases of COVID-19 in the US, as well as it's transmission.

Test results for the past 10 days in Menard County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
August 233,245631.9
August 223,208621.9
August 213,196611.9
August 203,172611.9
August 193,126612.0
August 183,097622.0
August 173,058622.0
August 163,046612.0
August 153,028612.0
August 142,993602.0

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