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8,030 Madison County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 30, there have been 8,030 Madison County residents in their twenties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 99,142 residents in their twenties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 30, there have been 48,340 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 650 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

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 30627,34048,3407.7
December 29625,20547,7337.6
December 28623,41747,4257.6
December 27622,22747,2027.6
December 23616,17846,4767.5
December 22614,39146,2717.5
December 21612,51546,0807.5

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