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2,098 Tazewell County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 22, there have been 2,098 Tazewell County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 30,578 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 22, there have been 36,137 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 450 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

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 22483,33036,1377.5
February 18481,12936,0517.5
February 17479,67536,0127.5
February 16478,07635,9807.5
February 15476,92835,9497.5
February 14476,34835,9247.5

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