Galesburg Reporter

As of Jan. 18, there have been 1,812 Effingham County residents under 20-years-old who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 15,040 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 12 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 18, there have been 9,339 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 118 deaths from the coronavirus in Effingham 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 18	94,532	9,339	9.9
January 14	93,179	9,070	9.7
January 13	92,544	8,951	9.7
January 12	91,985	8,790	9.6
January 11	91,348	8,660	9.5
January 10	90,899	8,568	9.4