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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

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

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As of March 8, 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 2,576 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 8, there have been 3,977 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 81 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 %
March 846,3803,9778.6
March 746,2613,9798.6
March 446,1313,9778.6
March 346,0043,9778.6
March 245,8753,9768.7
March 145,7843,9738.7
February 2845,7103,9678.7

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