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No Pope County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19

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As of August 31, there have been no Pope 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.

Through August 31, there have been 19 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Pope 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 Pope County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
August 31442194.3
August 30437194.3
August 29430184.2
August 28416143.4
August 27406143.4
August 26405143.5
August 25399112.8
August 24396112.8
August 23394112.8
August 22389112.8

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