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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

4,626 LaSalle County residents in their 20s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 7, there have been 4,626 LaSalle County residents in their 20s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 70,646 residents in their 20s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 28,669 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 377 deaths from the coronavirus in LaSalle 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in LaSalle County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 7467,08928,6696.1
March 4465,38828,6346.2
March 3464,18328,6226.2
March 2462,97028,6056.2
March 1461,83128,5816.2
February 28460,86328,5696.2

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