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306 Boone County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 18, there have been 306 Boone 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 8,609 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 18, there have been 13,554 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 108 deaths from the coronavirus in Boone 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 Boone County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 18134,91913,55410
February 17134,57613,53810.1
February 16134,29013,52610.1
February 15134,06713,51310.1
February 14133,31013,50210.1
February 10132,25113,43410.2
February 9131,95713,41010.2

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