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17,927 Winnebago County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

Covid 19 edited

As of Feb. 24, there have been 17,927 Winnebago 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 177,954 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 24, there have been 75,583 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 789 deaths from the coronavirus in Winnebago 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 Winnebago County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 24917,96275,5838.2
February 23916,25975,5298.2
February 22914,59775,4638.3
February 18909,79575,3148.3
February 17908,08775,2188.3
February 16906,00975,1538.3
February 15904,41375,0628.3

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