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18,859 McHenry County residents under 20-years-old test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 16, there have been 18,859 McHenry 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 239,746 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 16, there have been 74,177 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 441 deaths from the coronavirus in McHenry 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 McHenry County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 16886,10774,1778.4
February 15884,39874,0668.4
February 14883,20373,9488.4
February 10875,07873,5148.4
February 9871,42573,3578.4
February 8869,39273,2138.4
February 7867,45473,0628.4

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