West Central Reporter

As of Jan. 31, there have been 496 Brown 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 12,519 residents in their 30s in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 2,297 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
January 31	51,617	2,297	4.5
January 28	50,503	2,273	4.5
January 27	50,248	2,228	4.4
January 26	50,184	2,206	4.4
January 25	50,130	2,189	4.4
January 24	49,226	2,144	4.4