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14,232 St. Clair County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 14,232 St. Clair 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 167,356 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 63,323 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 720 deaths from the coronavirus in St. Clair 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 St. Clair County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 14838,21363,3237.6
March 11835,28663,2827.6
March 10834,08663,2717.6
March 9831,99863,2507.6
March 8831,25563,2267.6
March 7830,76163,2097.6

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