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Monday, April 28, 2025

17 Lake County residents under 20 test positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 8

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17 Lake County residents under 20 years of age tested positive for COVID-19 on October 8, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

In total, there have been 2,986 positive cases reported in Lake County among residents under 20, accounting for 16.7 percent of all cases in the county. Through October 8, Lake County has reported a total of 17,932 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 494 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 %
2020-10-08271,29717,9326.6%
2020-10-07268,30217,7946.6%
2020-10-06266,48417,6916.6%
2020-10-04262,95117,5206.7%
2020-10-03260,75717,4686.7%
2020-10-02258,27217,3836.7%
2020-10-01255,06417,2466.8%
2020-09-30252,45017,1516.8%
2020-09-29251,12016,9926.8%
2020-09-28249,61516,9536.8%

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