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Thursday, May 15, 2025

16 Lake County residents in their twenties test positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 20

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16 Lake County residents in their twenties tested positive for COVID-19 on August 20, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 2,712 positive cases reported in Lake County among residents in their twenties, accounting for 19.8 percent of all cases in the county. Through August 20, Lake County has reported a total of 13,668 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 453 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 %
2020-08-20177,96013,6687.7%
2020-08-19175,84513,5917.7%
2020-08-18174,22113,4857.7%
2020-08-17172,35113,3757.8%
2020-08-16170,56913,2827.8%
2020-08-15168,64813,2317.8%
2020-08-14166,45013,1447.9%
2020-08-13164,75713,0477.9%
2020-08-12162,96512,9397.9%
2020-08-11161,07612,8528%

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