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86,524 Cook County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 25, there have been 86,524 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 1,311,517 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 25, there have been 528,642 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6,253 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

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 259,093,528528,6425.8
January 249,076,201527,3255.8
January 218,956,811516,5815.8
January 208,896,263509,3875.7
January 198,857,319506,7365.7
January 188,827,464503,4715.7

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