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6,918 Rock Island County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 24, there have been 6,918 Rock Island 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 72,536 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 24, there have been 32,737 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 460 deaths from the coronavirus in Rock Island 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 Rock Island County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 24410,96332,7378
February 23410,09832,7228
February 22409,41432,6948
February 18406,95032,6338
February 17406,38332,6098
February 16405,41932,5718
February 15404,82432,5398

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