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3,333 DeKalb County residents under 20 years old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 27, there have been 3,333 DeKalb 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 57,230 residents under 20 years old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 27, there have been 15,379 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 154 deaths from the coronavirus in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 27263,01615,3795.8
December 23260,53315,0585.8
December 22259,69714,9465.8
December 21258,78414,8515.7
December 20257,50614,7705.7

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