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532 Moultrie County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 31, there have been 532 Moultrie County residents in their 20s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 7,953 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 3,905 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 42 deaths from the coronavirus in Moultrie 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 Moultrie County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 3155,4373,9057
January 2854,6583,8647.1
January 2754,4923,8357
January 2654,1623,8037
January 2554,0473,7667
January 2453,9313,7306.9

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