As of Jan. 4, there have been 1,837 Winnebago 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 52,086 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 4, there have been 56,056 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 671 deaths from the coronavirus in Winnebago 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | 782,560 | 56,056 | 7.2 |
| January 3 | 779,956 | 55,393 | 7.1 |
| December 30 | 771,057 | 53,922 | 7 |
| December 29 | 768,114 | 53,417 | 7 |
| December 28 | 765,888 | 53,238 | 7 |
| December 27 | 763,919 | 53,019 | 6.9 |
