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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

1,098 Edgar County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 1,098 Edgar 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 5,406 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 20.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 5,124 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths from the coronavirus in Edgar 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Edgar County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1539,5575,12413
March 1439,5445,12413
March 1139,4195,12313
March 1039,2445,12213.1
March 939,2235,11913.1
March 839,2025,11613.1
March 739,1885,11413

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