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2,267 Bureau County residents classified as white test positive for COVID-19

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As of Sept. 29, at least 2,267 white residents of Bureau County tested positive for the coronavirus, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

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.

Positive tests by race in Bureau County
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
White27,9912,267
Hispanic1,913287
African American31122
Asian3367
Others33,1164,306

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