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2,071 Montgomery County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 2,071 Montgomery 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 20,497 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 9,753 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths from the coronavirus in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 11159,3749,7536.1
March 10159,0159,7516.1
March 9158,9099,7466.1
March 8158,8219,7466.1
March 7158,6419,7406.1
March 4158,4169,7246.1
March 3158,1889,7206.1
March 2157,9169,7116.1

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