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Tuesday, November 12, 2024

On September 28, no white residents of Jackson County had COVID-19 tests return positive

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On September 28, no white residents of Jackson County had COVID-19 tests return positive, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 680 white residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 54 percent of the positive cases in Jackson County.

Illinois gathers all of their COVID-19 data from across the state electronically. The reported cases and deaths will fluctuate as additional info is gathered. Chicago was home to one of the first known cases of COVID-19 in the US, as well as it's transmission.

Total testing positive by race
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
White220
African American20
AsianNA0
HispanicNA0
Others141

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