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286 Pulaski County residents in their 30s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 3, there have been 286 Pulaski County residents in their 30s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 3,409 residents in their 30s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 3, there have been 1,714 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18 deaths from the coronavirus in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 316,9781,71410.1
March 216,9501,71310.1
March 116,9091,71310.1
February 2816,8881,71210.1
February 2516,8291,71110.2
February 2416,7881,70810.2
February 2316,7411,70510.2
February 2216,7121,70210.2

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