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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

On August 28, 2 Hispanic residents of DeKalb County had COVID-19 tests return positive"

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On August 28, two Hispanic residents of DeKalb County had their COVID-19 test return positive", according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since the start of the pandemic, 318 Hispanic residents have tested positive for COVID-19, constituting 29 percent of the positive cases in DeKalb County.

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.

Total testing positive by race
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
White985
African American93
Hispanic142
Asian11
Others1674

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