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Thursday, June 26, 2025

440 Kane County residents classified as African American test positive for COVID-19

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As of September 17, at least 440 African American residents of Kane County tested positive for the coronavirus according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Illinois gathers all of the state's COVID-19 data 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. The federal and state governments have taken turns criticizing the other on the handling of the response with Governor Pritzker at one point saying "He had giving up" on an adequate response from the federal government. The President responded saying "he’s not able to do what you’re supposed to be able to do as a governor, he has not performed well."

Positive tests by race in Kane County
RaceNumber TestedNumber Positive
Hispanic19,3165,183
White46,5982,797
African American5,229440
Asian2,512263
Others85,3913,689

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