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1 Jackson County resident under 20 tests positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 28

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One Jackson County resident under 20 years of age tested positive for COVID-19 on August 28, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 115 positive cases reported in Jackson County among residents under 20, accounting for 12.8 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 28, Jackson County has reported a total of 895 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 20 of which have ended with the victim's death.

Illinois gathers all of their COVID-19 data from across the state electronically. The reported cases and deaths will fluctuate as additional info is gathered. Chicago was home to one of the first known cases of COVID-19 in the US, as well as it's transmission.

Test results for the past 10 days in Jackson County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-08-2813,8478956.5%
2020-08-2713,7178926.5%
2020-08-2613,4248776.5%
2020-08-2513,2978626.5%
2020-08-2413,2198516.4%
2020-08-2313,0208356.4%
2020-08-2212,8658286.4%
2020-08-2112,8148246.4%
2020-08-2012,7048146.4%
2020-08-1912,6158076.4%

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