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

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As of Feb. 23, there have been 343 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 2,583 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 13.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 2,374 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 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 %
February 2355,5702,3744.3
February 2255,5462,3674.3
February 1854,7992,3634.3
February 1754,1682,3614.4
February 1654,1492,3594.4
February 1554,1312,3594.4
February 1453,9542,3554.4

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