Galesburg Reporter

As of Jan. 7, there have been 119 Henderson County residents in their 30s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,972 residents in their 30s in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 7, there have been 923 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths from the coronavirus in Henderson 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
January 7	13,096	923	7
January 6	13,054	915	7
January 5	13,038	913	7
January 4	12,997	903	6.9
January 3	12,976	897	6.9
December 30	12,910	886	6.9
December 29	12,892	879	6.8