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

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As of September 23, there have been 220 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 2,401 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 23, there have been 1,351 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 39 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 2324,7931,3515.4
September 2224,4861,3375.5
September 2124,3651,3255.4
September 2023,9411,3155.5
September 1923,7211,2965.5
September 1823,3531,2895.5
September 1723,0251,2535.4
September 1622,7751,2275.4
September 1522,4631,2045.4
September 1422,3821,1835.3

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