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251 Alexander County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 4, there have been 251 Alexander 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 1,579 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 15.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 4, there have been 1,270 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths from the coronavirus in Alexander 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 Alexander County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 413,2791,2709.6
March 313,2751,2709.6
March 213,2611,2709.6
March 113,2301,2699.6
February 2813,2131,2699.6
February 2513,1841,2699.6
February 2413,1571,2689.6
February 2313,1051,2669.7

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