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163 Williamson County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19

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As of September 2, there have been 163 Williamson County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,731 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 2, there have been 960 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths from the coronavirus in Williamson County.

Illinois gathers all of its 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 Williamson County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
September 218,9229605.1
September 118,7739274.9
August 3118,6789084.9
August 3018,5168794.7
August 2918,1738604.7
August 2817,8988124.5
August 2717,6748064.6
August 2617,4647844.5
August 2517,0447474.4
August 2416,8037164.3

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