Peoria Standard

As of Feb. 28, there have been 254 Mason 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 2,816 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that nine percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 3,868 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 59 deaths from the coronavirus in Mason 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 28	59,712	3,868	6.5
February 25	59,494	3,863	6.5
February 24	59,394	3,862	6.5
February 23	59,187	3,858	6.5
February 22	59,107	3,857	6.5