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946 Fulton County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 16, there have been 946 Fulton 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 17,688 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 16, there have been 9,846 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 118 deaths from the coronavirus in Fulton 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 Fulton County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 16192,1449,8465.1
February 15190,6999,8255.2
February 14190,5379,8075.1
February 10188,5209,7545.2
February 9188,1619,7275.2
February 8186,8529,7005.2
February 7186,6039,6715.2

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