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86 Stark County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 3, there have been 86 Stark 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 2,141 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 3, there have been 1,502 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 32 deaths from the coronavirus in Stark 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 Stark County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 322,0251,5026.8
March 221,9931,5016.8
March 121,9701,5016.8
February 2821,9521,5006.8
February 2521,8411,4976.9
February 2421,7831,4976.9
February 2321,6741,4956.9
February 2221,6421,4946.9

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