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2,261 Winnebago County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 2,261 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 64,899 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 March 15, there have been 76,074 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 806 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 15942,01276,0748.1
March 14941,04476,0638.1
March 11937,69776,0128.1
March 10936,16275,9828.1
March 9934,87075,9548.1
March 8933,69075,9248.1
March 7932,87175,9088.1

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