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25,873 Will County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 25,873 Will 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 339,201 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 160,731 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,506 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Will County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 162,298,254160,7317
March 152,295,090160,6747
March 142,292,633160,5847
March 112,284,840160,4487
March 102,280,570160,3217
March 92,276,124160,2527
March 82,273,612160,1697
March 72,271,489160,0987

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