As of Jan. 3, there have been 2,387 Jackson 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 29,409 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 3, there have been 9,866 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths from the coronavirus in Jackson 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.
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | 167,715 | 9,866 | 5.9 |
| December 30 | 165,479 | 9,483 | 5.7 |
| December 29 | 164,840 | 9,354 | 5.7 |
| December 28 | 164,319 | 9,282 | 5.6 |
| December 27 | 163,794 | 9,152 | 5.6 |
