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34,605 Will County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 31, there have been 34,605 Will 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 441,033 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 155,292 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,390 deaths from the coronavirus in Will 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 Will County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 312,136,944155,2927.3
January 282,120,969154,3177.3
January 272,113,412153,6817.3
January 262,105,660153,0027.3
January 252,100,487152,3867.3
January 242,095,801151,8437.2

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