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Suburbs' share of state's COVID-19 deaths is shrinking as downstate bears the brunt

September 02, 2021

People living in the suburbs make up 44% of the state's population, but in August they accounted for just 26% of COVID-19 deaths in Illinois. That's the suburbs' smallest portion of COVID-19 deaths for any month since the pandemic began, according to a Daily Herald analysis of state health records.

Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210901/suburbs-share-of-states-covid-19-deaths-is-shrinking-as--downstate-bears-the-brunt
 
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