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Tuesday, May 14, 2024

164 Warren County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 164 Warren 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 2,482 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.6 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Warren County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 2845,7103,9678.7
February 2545,5173,9638.7
February 2445,3883,9598.7
February 2345,2493,9568.7
February 2245,1833,9558.8

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