South Central Reporter

As of March 7, there have been 3,021 Macoupin 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 31,669 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 12,666 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 137 deaths from the coronavirus in Macoupin 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 7	166,550	12,666	7.6
March 4	165,847	12,653	7.6
March 3	165,683	12,651	7.6
March 2	165,435	12,648	7.6
March 1	165,300	12,644	7.6
February 28	165,050	12,630	7.7