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455 Menard County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 7, there have been 455 Menard 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 5,828 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 3,481 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths from the coronavirus in Menard 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 Menard County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 745,2303,4817.7
March 445,0733,4797.7
March 345,0233,4787.7
March 244,9353,4777.7
March 144,8763,4747.7
February 2844,8423,4727.7

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