Galesburg Reporter

As of Feb. 28, there have been 587 Warren County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 5,867 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 3,967 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 80 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 28	45,710	3,967	8.7
February 25	45,517	3,963	8.7
February 24	45,388	3,959	8.7
February 23	45,249	3,956	8.7
February 22	45,183	3,955	8.8