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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

No Mercer County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19

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As of August 6, there have been no Mercer 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.

Through August 6, there have been 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases and three deaths from the coronavirus in Mercer 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 Mercer County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
August 62,324733.1
August 52,291733.2
August 42,262733.2
August 32,235703.1
August 22,204703.2
August 12,166683.1
July 312,127653.1
July 302,024542.7
July 291,980522.6
July 281,959492.5

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