As of July 23, there have been 3,286 Cook County residents under 20 years of age who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 34,316 residents under 20 in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through July 23, there have been 42,715 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2,067 deaths from the coronavirus in Cook County.
Illinois gathers all of its 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 Cook County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 23 | 487,043 | 42,715 | 8.8 |
| July 22 | 480,009 | 42,430 | 8.8 |
| July 21 | 473,209 | 42,122 | 8.9 |
| July 20 | 467,104 | 41,902 | 9.0 |
| July 19 | 461,082 | 41,707 | 9.0 |
| July 18 | 454,906 | 41,512 | 9.1 |
| July 17 | 447,719 | 41,254 | 9.2 |
| July 16 | 441,126 | 41,024 | 9.3 |
| July 15 | 433,102 | 40,805 | 9.4 |
| July 14 | 426,291 | 40,603 | 9.5 |
