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758 Knox County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 758 Knox 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 13,260 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 12,491 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 210 deaths from the coronavirus in Knox 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 Knox County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 14228,44912,4915.5
March 11228,03812,4855.5
March 10227,84012,4845.5
March 9227,41912,4805.5
March 8227,15612,4755.5
March 7226,96612,4775.5

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