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Thursday, May 1, 2025

16 Lake County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 24

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16 Lake County residents under 20 years of age tested positive for COVID-19 on September 24, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 2,767 positive cases reported in Lake County among residents under 20, accounting for 16.6 percent of all cases in the county. Through September 24, Lake County has reported a total of 16,636 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 487 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 %
2020-09-24241,21016,6366.9%
2020-09-23238,81816,5456.9%
2020-09-22237,46316,4896.9%
2020-09-21235,63516,4057%
2020-09-20234,57516,2996.9%
2020-09-19232,64916,2857%
2020-09-18227,39216,1757.1%
2020-09-17225,99116,0407.1%
2020-09-16224,32015,9997.1%
2020-09-15222,85615,8887.1%

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