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Monday, April 21, 2025

1 Effingham County resident under 20 tests positive for COVID-19 on April 6

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One Effingham County resident under 20 years of age tested positive for COVID-19 on April 6, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 702 positive cases reported in Effingham County among residents under 20, accounting for 15.2 percent of all cases in the county. Through April 6, Effingham County has reported a total of 4,604 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 71 of which have 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 %
2021-04-0641,6194,60411.1%
2021-03-2440,3604,53711.2%
2021-03-2340,2664,53311.3%
2020-10-1313,5909957.3%
2020-10-0812,9689507.3%
2020-10-0712,8429417.3%
2020-10-0612,5359307.4%
2020-10-0412,4079187.4%
2020-10-0312,3869157.4%
2020-10-0212,2709067.4%

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