Galesburg Reporter

As of March 15, there have been 1,423 Effingham County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 13,009 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 10,588 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 133 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 %
March 15	106,086	10,588	10
March 14	105,955	10,588	10
March 11	105,783	10,583	10
March 10	105,713	10,581	10
March 9	105,606	10,578	10
March 8	105,503	10,576	10
March 7	105,319	10,572	10