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209 Warren County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 7, there have been 209 Warren 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 2,266 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 7, there have been 3,216 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 72 deaths from the coronavirus in Warren 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 Warren County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 738,4483,2168.4
January 638,2773,1818.3
January 538,0753,1228.2
January 437,9023,0808.1
January 337,7893,0638.1
December 3037,4112,9788
December 2937,3012,9537.9

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