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Thursday, December 26, 2024

361 Schuyler County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 24, there have been 361 Schuyler 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 3,075 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 11.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 24, there have been 1,936 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 17 deaths from the coronavirus in Schuyler 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 Schuyler County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 2434,5331,9365.6
February 2334,4541,9365.6
February 2234,4361,9355.6
February 1834,3321,9325.6
February 1734,2871,9315.6
February 1634,1951,9285.6
February 1534,1371,9265.6

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