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1,727 Randolph County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 28, there have been 1,727 Randolph 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 13,238 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 13 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 28, there have been 9,666 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 113 deaths from the coronavirus in Randolph 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 Randolph County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 28118,6799,6668.1
January 27118,2709,4718
January 26117,6589,2937.9
January 25117,3149,0907.7
January 24116,8538,8987.6
January 21115,8528,6607.5
January 20114,8658,5667.5
January 19113,9718,3677.3

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