89,511 Cook County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

89,511 Cook County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19
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As of March 3, there have been 89,511 Cook County residents in their 20s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,393,964 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 3, there have been 554,043 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6,839 deaths from the coronavirus in Cook 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Cook County
Date Total Tested Total Positive Positive %
March 3 10,003,747 554,043 5.5
March 2 9,976,077 553,821 5.6
March 1 9,955,276 553,501 5.6
February 28 9,947,046 553,142 5.6
February 25 9,878,854 552,262 5.6
February 24 9,842,689 552,069 5.6
February 23 9,817,465 551,957 5.6
February 22 9,803,233 551,514 5.6


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