7,404 Peoria County residents in their 30s test positive for COVID-19

7,404 Peoria County residents in their 30s test positive for COVID-19
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As of Feb. 23, there have been 7,404 Peoria County residents in their 30s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 99,423 residents in their 30s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 45,822 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 498 deaths from the coronavirus in Peoria 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 Peoria County
Date Total Tested Total Positive Positive %
February 23 644,285 45,822 7.1
February 22 643,226 45,770 7.1
February 18 639,968 45,642 7.1
February 17 638,406 45,595 7.1
February 16 636,463 45,541 7.2
February 15 634,486 45,471 7.2
February 14 633,795 45,452 7.2


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