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Kendall County Health Department reports 59 more COVID-19 cases

By John Etheredge

The Kendall County Health Department reports that the number of COVID-19-related deaths in the county has remained at 22 since May 18. (Shaw Media)

The Kendall County Health Department reported 59 new cases of COVID-19 among county residents as of Friday, Jan. 15.

That brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county to 9,681, with 5,008 as listed in recovery, according to the health department.

The total number of deaths in the county from COVID-19 is 72.

According to Illinois Department of Public Health data as of Friday, 10,152 people have been tested for COVID-19 in the 60548 ZIP code (including Sandwich) with 1,001 confirmed cases, 9,164 tested in 60545 (including Plano) with 1,230 confirmed cases, 21,055 tested in 60560 (including Yorkville) with 1,977 confirmed cases, 19,731 tested in 60538 (including Montgomery) with 2,329 confirmed cases and 25,551 tested in 60543 (including Oswego) with 2,619 confirmed cases.

People ages 20 to 49 make up the majority of COVID-19 cases in the county as of Friday, according to county health department data. People in their 20s make up about 17.9% of all cases, while people in their 30s make up 18.2%. People in their 40s make up 19.3% of the cases.

Residents ages 60 and older comprise 11.1% of all cases in the county, while people younger than 20 make up about 17% of all county cases.

Women account for 53% of county COVID-19 cases, while men account for 47%, according to Friday’s county health department data.