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1,065 De Witt County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 31, there have been 1,065 De Witt 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 13,905 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 4,166 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths from the coronavirus in De Witt 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 De Witt County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 3159,5764,1667
January 2858,8804,1277
January 2758,4284,0977
January 2658,0484,0647
January 2557,7494,0157
January 2457,6453,9756.9

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