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18 Madison County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 12

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18 Madison County residents under 20 years of age tested positive for COVID-19 on August 12, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 338 positive cases reported in Madison County among residents under 20, accounting for 12.2 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 12, Madison County has reported a total of 2,777 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 78 of which have ended with the victim's death.

Illinois gathers all of their COVID-19 data from across the state electronically. The reported cases and deaths will fluctuate as additional info is gathered. Chicago was home to one of the first known cases of COVID-19 in the US, as well as it's transmission.

Test results for the past 10 days in Madison County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-08-1245,0552,7776.2%
2020-08-1144,3812,7026.1%
2020-08-1043,7032,6346%
2020-08-0943,5182,5916%
2020-08-0842,6872,5305.9%
2020-08-0741,9742,4705.9%
2020-08-0641,3442,4105.8%
2020-08-0540,3912,3205.7%
2020-08-0439,6732,2665.7%
2020-08-0339,0912,2225.7%

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