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Galesburg Reporter

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

6 Knox County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19

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As of July 4, there have been six Knox County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 269 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 4, there have been 137 confirmed COVID-19 cases and no deaths from the coronavirus in Knox County.

Illinois gathers all of its 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Knox County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
July 43,4941373.9
July 33,3881364.0
July 23,3121344.0
July 13,2741324.0
June 303,2211304.0
June 293,1431254.0
June 283,0741244.0
June 273,0301244.1
June 262,9861234.1
June 252,9201214.1

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