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719 Cass County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 719 Cass 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 6,535 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 11 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 4,592 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 35 deaths from the coronavirus in Cass 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 Cass County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1146,8414,5929.8
March 1046,7844,5909.8
March 946,7104,5869.8
March 846,6394,5849.8
March 746,5734,5819.8
March 446,4604,5799.9
March 346,4134,5779.9
March 246,3604,5769.9

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