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1,144 Boone County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 1,144 Boone 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 12,987 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 13,738 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 115 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 %
March 16140,69413,7389.8
March 15140,48313,7339.8
March 14140,36813,7329.8
March 11139,86213,7279.8
March 10139,59013,7219.8
March 9139,29713,7159.8
March 8139,11513,7089.9
March 7139,00913,7039.9

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