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371 Iroquois County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 371 Iroquois County residents of 80 years and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 15,357 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 7,121 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 112 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 %
March 14108,0557,1216.6
March 11107,7387,1166.6
March 10107,5467,1156.6
March 9107,3597,1146.6
March 8107,1797,1096.6
March 7107,0587,1066.6

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