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Wednesday, August 27, 2025

22,818 DuPage County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 28, there have been 22,818 DuPage County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 377,528 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 28, there have been 138,854 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,441 deaths from the coronavirus in DuPage 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 DuPage County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 282,587,135138,8545.4
December 272,578,061137,1745.3
December 232,535,502132,4405.2
December 222,520,661130,9195.2
December 212,508,321129,5275.2
December 202,493,379128,7335.2

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