45,534 DuPage County residents classified as white test positive for COVID-19

45,534 DuPage County residents classified as white test positive for COVID-19
By DuPage Policy Journal

As of June 22, at least 45,534 white residents of DuPage County tested positive for the coronavirus, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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.

Positive tests by race in DuPage County
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
White491,80945,534
Hispanic84,72116,822
Asian75,5536,042
African American48,0024,054
Others746,59692,425