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2,203 Whiteside County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 2,203 Whiteside 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 25,869 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 15,250 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 224 deaths from the coronavirus in Whiteside 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 Whiteside County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 11185,34315,2508.2
March 10185,04315,2468.2
March 9184,69215,2448.3
March 8184,36115,2408.3
March 7184,18615,2318.3
March 4183,51315,2218.3
March 3183,07015,2148.3
March 2182,67715,2098.3

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