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933 Hancock County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 933 Hancock 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 7,028 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 13.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 4,361 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 47 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 %
March 1140,4124,36110.8
March 1040,3844,36210.8
March 940,3144,36210.8
March 840,2724,36110.8
March 740,2494,36110.8
March 440,1454,35710.9
March 340,0914,35410.9
March 240,0484,35410.9

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