East Central Reporter

As of March 8, there have been 683 Cumberland 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 5,146 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 13.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 8, there have been 3,336 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths from the coronavirus in Cumberland 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 %
March 8	31,444	3,336	10.6
March 7	31,415	3,336	10.6
March 4	31,316	3,336	10.7
March 3	31,242	3,336	10.7
March 2	31,192	3,336	10.7
March 1	31,143	3,335	10.7
February 28	31,115	3,335	10.7