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798 White County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 9, there have been 798 White 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 6,339 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 12.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 4,391 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 48 deaths from the coronavirus in White 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 White County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 953,7364,3918.2
March 853,6854,3918.2
March 753,6484,3898.2
March 453,3664,3868.2
March 353,2964,3838.2
March 253,0874,3818.3
March 153,0294,3788.3
February 2852,9914,3748.3

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