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

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As of September 30, there have been 234 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 2,542 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through September 30, there have been 1,426 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 49 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 3026,2431,4265.4
September 2926,0131,4165.4
September 2825,8491,4065.4
September 2725,7291,4015.4
September 2625,3881,3905.5
September 2525,2451,3835.5
September 2425,0171,3715.5
September 2324,7931,3515.4
September 2224,4861,3375.5
September 2124,3651,3255.4

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