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621 White County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 621 White 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 7,288 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 4,394 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 1654,3574,3948.1
March 1554,2874,3948.1
March 1454,2354,3928.1
March 1154,0034,3928.1
March 1053,9334,3918.1
March 953,7364,3918.2
March 853,6854,3918.2
March 753,6484,3898.2

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