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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

2 Jackson County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 26

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Two Jackson County residents under 20 years of age tested positive for COVID-19 on September 26, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 207 positive cases reported in Jackson County among residents under 20, accounting for 16.4 percent of all cases in the county. Through September 26, Jackson County has reported a total of 1,259 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 24 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 %
2020-09-2618,1701,2596.9%
2020-09-2518,0881,2576.9%
2020-09-2417,9501,2507%
2020-09-2317,7901,2487%
2020-09-2217,5811,2427.1%
2020-09-2117,5261,2417.1%
2020-09-2017,2751,2367.2%
2020-09-1917,2291,2257.1%
2020-09-1817,0871,2207.1%
2020-09-1716,8591,1867%

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