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8,351 Sangamon County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 18, there have been 8,351 Sangamon 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 137,215 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 18, there have been 53,844 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 369 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 %
February 18875,88053,8446.1
February 17873,29453,7646.2
February 16870,20853,7016.2
February 15867,78553,6116.2
February 14867,15853,5406.2
February 10857,87953,2576.2
February 9853,48953,1426.2

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