10,059 Madison County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

10,059 Madison County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19
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As of Jan. 13, there have been 10,059 Madison 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 106,783 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 13, there have been 58,730 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 677 deaths from the coronavirus in Madison 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 Madison County
Date Total Tested Total Positive Positive %
January 13 671,837 58,730 8.7
January 12 667,007 57,472 8.6
January 11 663,547 56,678 8.5
January 10 660,871 55,841 8.4
January 7 650,796 53,801 8.3
January 6 646,498 52,814 8.2
January 5 640,786 51,465 8
January 4 637,102 50,562 7.9


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