Peoria Standard

As of Jan. 31, there have been 340 Marshall County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 6,075 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 2,624 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 28 deaths from the coronavirus in Marshall 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
January 31	40,966	2,624	6.4
January 28	40,521	2,598	6.4
January 27	40,188	2,579	6.4
January 26	40,064	2,570	6.4
January 25	39,962	2,560	6.4
January 24	39,874	2,538	6.4