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5,311 Sangamon County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 30, there have been 5,311 Sangamon County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 116,206 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 30, there have been 33,475 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 310 deaths from the coronavirus in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 30722,66533,4754.6
December 29719,74232,7164.5
December 28717,04332,3634.5
December 27714,95031,9034.5
December 23707,74830,9884.4
December 22704,18830,6394.4
December 21701,19430,3974.3

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