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6,974 Rock Island County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 6,974 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 74,643 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 32,955 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 468 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 %
March 15420,32232,9557.8
March 14420,10232,9447.8
March 11419,00032,9357.9
March 10418,44532,9327.9
March 9417,71532,9147.9
March 8417,28632,8977.9
March 7416,97132,8947.9

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