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401 Johnson County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 27, there have been 401 Johnson County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 15,755 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 27, there have been 2,671 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths from the coronavirus in Johnson 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 Johnson County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 2781,3292,6713.3
December 2381,0412,6533.3
December 2280,8442,6463.3
December 2180,5512,6363.3
December 2080,4692,6273.3

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