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13,765 McLean County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 13,765 McLean 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 214,331 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 49,260 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 288 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in McLean County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 16961,21749,2605.1
March 15959,57149,2425.1
March 14959,12449,2185.1
March 11953,37349,1985.2
March 10950,13249,1795.2
March 9946,33949,1635.2
March 8942,76949,1475.2
March 7942,39349,1325.2

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