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600 De Witt County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 4, there have been 600 De Witt 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 9,507 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 4, there have been 4,210 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 %
February 460,2774,2107
February 259,9344,1957
February 159,6904,1777
January 3159,5764,1667
January 2858,8804,1277
January 2758,4284,0977
January 2658,0484,0647

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