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2,784 Kankakee County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 10, there have been 2,784 Kankakee County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 59,654 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 10, there have been 28,658 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 359 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 %
March 10461,72628,6586.2
March 9460,82428,6536.2
March 8460,51128,6476.2
March 7459,89828,6356.2
March 4458,56628,6196.2
March 3457,79928,6096.2
March 2456,89828,5856.3
March 1456,26128,5726.3

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