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12 Effingham County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19

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As of July 26, there have been 12 Effingham 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 364 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 26, there have been 59 confirmed COVID-19 cases and one death from the coronavirus in Effingham 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 Effingham County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
July 264,279591.4
July 254,240591.4
July 244,154591.4
July 234,074511.3
July 223,934481.2
July 213,851461.2
July 203,805421.1
July 193,707421.1
July 183,677401.1
July 173,567381.1

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