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1,194 Pike County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 1,194 Pike 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 11,205 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 5,007 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths from the coronavirus in Pike 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 Pike County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1457,4675,0078.7
March 1157,4045,0018.7
March 1057,2855,0018.7
March 957,1494,9998.7
March 857,0744,9968.8
March 757,0144,9968.8

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