Galesburg Reporter

As of Feb. 23, there have been 731 Effingham 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 9,347 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 10,526 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 129 deaths from the coronavirus in Effingham 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 23	103,705	10,526	10.1
February 22	103,554	10,518	10.2
February 18	103,042	10,504	10.2
February 17	102,770	10,501	10.2
February 16	102,573	10,494	10.2
February 15	102,433	10,484	10.2
February 14	102,248	10,473	10.2