4,692 Tazewell County residents in their 40s test positive for COVID-19

4,692 Tazewell County residents in their 40s test positive for COVID-19
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As of Jan. 20, there have been 4,692 Tazewell County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 61,487 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 20, there have been 32,851 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 419 deaths from the coronavirus in Tazewell 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 Tazewell County
Date Total Tested Total Positive Positive %
January 20 443,153 32,851 7.4
January 19 440,696 32,591 7.4
January 18 439,327 32,308 7.4
January 14 433,653 31,464 7.3
January 13 431,797 31,161 7.2
January 12 429,650 30,779 7.2
January 11 427,476 30,373 7.1


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