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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

561 Hancock County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 25, there have been 561 Hancock 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 5,960 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 25, there have been 4,340 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 45 deaths from the coronavirus in Hancock 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 Hancock County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 2539,8184,34010.9
February 2439,7354,33810.9
February 2339,6904,33710.9
February 2239,6434,32810.9
February 1839,4984,31910.9
February 1739,4314,31610.9
February 1639,3534,30710.9

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