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677,742 Illinois residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 24, there have been 677,742 Illinois 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 11,369,565 residents under 20-years-old in the state who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 24, there have been 3,024,663 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 32,580 deaths from the coronavirus in Illinois.

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 Illinois

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 2454,187,4513,024,6635.6
February 2354,055,3963,022,6845.6
February 2253,968,8813,019,9515.6
February 1853,621,9823,013,7095.6
February 1753,468,4703,010,5255.6
February 1653,294,3193,007,9875.6
February 1553,187,0153,004,6645.6

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