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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

26 Lake County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 12

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26 Lake County residents under 20 years of age tested positive for COVID-19 on August 12, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 1,756 positive cases reported in Lake County among residents under 20, accounting for 13.6 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 12, Lake County has reported a total of 12,939 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 449 of which have ended with the victim's death.

Illinois gathers all of their COVID-19 data from across the state electronically. The reported cases and deaths will fluctuate as additional info is gathered. Chicago was home to one of the first known cases of COVID-19 in the US, as well as it's transmission.

Test results for the past 10 days in Lake County
DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
2020-08-12162,96512,9397.9%
2020-08-11161,07612,8528%
2020-08-10159,00212,7418%
2020-08-09157,13412,6708.1%
2020-08-08155,08112,6178.1%
2020-08-07152,88512,4918.2%
2020-08-06150,68312,3768.2%
2020-08-05148,67212,3158.3%
2020-08-04146,34912,2238.4%
2020-08-03144,05612,0898.4%

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