As of Feb. 8, there have been 1,825 Douglas County residents under 20-years-old who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 18,135 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 8, there have been 6,339 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 50 deaths from the coronavirus in Douglas County.
Illinois was home to some of the first reported COVID-19 cases in the US. It has suffered numerous waves of the pandemic, which peaked in the fall of 2020. As the Midwestern hub of the US, Illinois businesses suffered greatly, including layoffs at two major airlines based in the state.
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 8 | 73,431 | 6,339 | 8.6 |
| February 7 | 73,175 | 6,302 | 8.6 |
| February 4 | 73,002 | 6,290 | 8.6 |
| February 2 | 72,694 | 6,276 | 8.6 |
| February 1 | 72,479 | 6,250 | 8.6 |
| January 31 | 72,235 | 6,206 | 8.6 |
