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1,772 Logan County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 10, there have been 1,772 Logan 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 21,388 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 10, there have been 9,408 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 84 deaths from the coronavirus in Logan 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 Logan County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 10194,3939,4084.8
March 9194,1489,3944.8
March 8193,9589,3904.8
March 7193,7799,3894.8
March 4193,2789,3794.9
March 3193,0739,3784.9
March 2192,4759,3724.9
March 1192,2339,3674.9

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