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1,619 Franklin County residents under 20 years old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 21, there have been 1,619 Franklin 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 12,825 residents under 20 years old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 12.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 21, there have been 8,295 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 128 deaths from the coronavirus in Franklin 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 Franklin County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 2198,7868,2958.4
December 2098,5498,2568.4
December 1797,6818,1808.4
December 1697,3988,1608.4
December 1597,0518,1208.4
December 1496,7598,0788.3
December 1396,5098,0528.3

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