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232 Brown County residents under 20 years old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 29, there have been 232 Brown 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 2,047 residents under 20 years old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 11.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 29, there have been 1,208 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths from the coronavirus in Brown 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 Brown County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 2945,6511,2082.6
December 2845,2591,2052.7
December 2745,2391,2012.7
December 2344,8651,1962.7
December 2244,8261,1942.7
December 2144,7941,1902.7
December 2044,7551,1822.6

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