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8,427 Sangamon County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 8,427 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 141,461 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 54,471 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 381 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 %
March 14912,35654,4716
March 11908,46154,4346
March 10906,48954,4186
March 9904,54254,4086
March 8903,40054,3796
March 7902,81254,3616

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