As of March 14, there have been 11,372 McLean County residents in their 20s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 249,782 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 49,218 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 287 deaths from the coronavirus in McLean 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.
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 14 | 959,124 | 49,218 | 5.1 |
| March 11 | 953,373 | 49,198 | 5.2 |
| March 10 | 950,132 | 49,179 | 5.2 |
| March 9 | 946,339 | 49,163 | 5.2 |
| March 8 | 942,769 | 49,147 | 5.2 |
| March 7 | 942,393 | 49,132 | 5.2 |


