Illinois Valley Times

As of March 7, there have been 224 Putnam County residents under 20-years-old who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 2,923 residents under 20-years-old in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 1,122 confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine deaths from the coronavirus in Putnam County.

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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
March 7	16,139	1,122	7
March 4	16,088	1,122	7
March 3	16,054	1,122	7
March 2	16,014	1,120	7
March 1	15,985	1,120	7
February 28	15,966	1,120	7