West Central Reporter

As of March 14, there have been 567 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 6,051 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 4,362 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
March 14	40,509	4,362	10.8
March 11	40,412	4,361	10.8
March 10	40,384	4,362	10.8
March 9	40,314	4,362	10.8
March 8	40,272	4,361	10.8
March 7	40,249	4,361	10.8