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6,907 Winnebago County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 4, there have been 6,907 Winnebago County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 95,967 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 4, there have been 75,869 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 800 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Winnebago County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 4929,38975,8698.2
March 3927,64175,8518.2
March 2926,16775,8208.2
March 1924,61875,7768.2
February 28923,89375,7338.2
February 25919,80675,6388.2
February 24917,96275,5838.2
February 23916,25975,5298.2

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