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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

637 Pike County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 18, there have been 637 Pike County residents in their 20s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 8,393 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 18, there have been 4,966 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths from the coronavirus in Pike 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 Pike County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 1855,5264,9668.9
February 1755,4384,9629
February 1655,2944,9579
February 1555,1984,9519
February 1455,0584,9439
February 1054,7214,9189
February 954,5354,9099

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