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1,580 Kankakee County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 1,580 Kankakee County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 39,379 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 28,564 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 356 deaths from the coronavirus in Kankakee 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 Kankakee County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 28455,80928,5646.3
February 25454,58528,5356.3
February 24453,93028,5266.3
February 23452,98428,5226.3
February 22452,26328,5036.3

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