Peoria Standard

As of Feb. 23, there have been 291 Marshall 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 5,140 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 2,712 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 30 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 %
February 23	43,476	2,712	6.2
February 22	43,431	2,707	6.2
February 18	43,229	2,697	6.2
February 17	43,140	2,695	6.2
February 16	42,972	2,692	6.3
February 15	42,905	2,690	6.3
February 14	42,814	2,690	6.3