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912 Iroquois County residents in their 40s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 24, there have been 912 Iroquois County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 11,200 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 24, there have been 7,090 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 111 deaths from the coronavirus in Iroquois 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 Iroquois County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 24105,2027,0906.7
February 23104,8507,0866.8
February 22104,6557,0796.8
February 18104,1567,0626.8
February 17104,0127,0596.8
February 16103,6047,0546.8
February 15103,4707,0416.8

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