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1,539 Tazewell County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 24, there have been 1,539 Tazewell County residents of 80 years and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 42,580 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 24, there have been 36,197 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 451 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 24486,22136,1977.4
February 23484,21836,1757.5
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

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