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Thursday, October 2, 2025

938 Bond County residents classified as white test positive for COVID-19

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As of May 30, at least 938 white residents of Bond County tested positive for the coronavirus, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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.

Positive tests by race in Bond County
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
White16,022938
African American1,91150
Hispanic1,20919
Asian3510
Others19,4362,082

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