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2 Effingham County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 29

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Two Effingham County residents under 20 years of age tested positive for COVID-19 on August 29, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 76 positive cases reported in Effingham County among residents under 20, accounting for 15 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 29, Effingham County has reported a total of 506 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, one of which has ended with the victim's death.

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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Effingham County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-08-298,2525066.1%
2020-08-288,1534785.9%
2020-08-277,9874645.8%
2020-08-267,7864245.4%
2020-08-257,6964125.4%
2020-08-247,5963985.2%
2020-08-237,5123915.2%
2020-08-227,4343674.9%
2020-08-217,2083454.8%
2020-08-206,9573174.6%

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