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3,705 Winnebago County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 9, there have been 3,705 Winnebago 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 61,133 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 75,954 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 799 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 9934,87075,9548.1
March 8933,69075,9248.1
March 7932,87175,9088.1
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

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