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14 Union County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 24, there have been 14 Union County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 96 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that 14 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through May 24, there have been 139 confirmed COVID-19 cases and five deaths from the coronavirus in Union County.

Illinois gathers all of its COVID-19 data from across the state electronically. The reported cases and deaths will fluctuate as additional info is gathered. Chicago was home to one of the first known cases of COVID-19 in the US, as well as it's transmission.

Test results for the past 10 days in Union County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
May 241,07713912.9
May 231,06713812.9
May 221,05613612.9
May 211,02112412.1
May 2099912412.4
May 1994412212.9
May 1892812213.1
May 1791212213.4
May 1690212213.5
May 1584211713.9

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