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515 Johnson County residents under 20 years old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 30, there have been 515 Johnson 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 5,047 residents under 20 years old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 30, there have been 2,720 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 34 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 3081,6412,7203.3
December 2981,5222,6923.3
December 2881,4292,6783.3
December 2781,3292,6713.3
December 2381,0412,6533.3
December 2280,8442,6463.3
December 2180,5512,6363.3

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