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1,259 Monroe County residents under 20 years old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 29, there have been 1,259 Monroe 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 12,437 residents under 20 years old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 29, there have been 6,258 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 108 deaths from the coronavirus in Monroe 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 Monroe County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 2967,8456,2589.2
December 2867,6286,2149.2
December 2767,3706,1769.2
December 2366,6396,0869.1
December 2266,4156,0459.1
December 2166,2546,0339.1
December 2066,1616,0099.1

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