20,989 Will County residents in their 30s test positive for COVID-19

As of Jan. 10, there have been 20,989 Will County residents in their 30s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 289,209 residents in their 30s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 10, there have been 135,633 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,274 deaths from the coronavirus in Will 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.