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Monday, July 21, 2025

1579 Will County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19

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As of September 16, there have been 1,579 Will County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 19,882 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that seven percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 16, there have been 13,044 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 368 deaths from the coronavirus in Will County.

Illinois gathers all of its 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Will County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
September 16192,53613,0446.8
September 15190,97512,9556.8
September 14189,57512,8886.8
September 13187,99612,8206.8
September 12186,56212,7706.8
September 11184,83912,6816.9
September 10183,08512,5916.9
September 9181,74012,5056.9
September 8180,16012,4156.9
September 7178,78312,3376.9

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