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372 Fulton County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 8, there have been 372 Fulton 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 10,942 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 8, there have been 9,963 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 126 deaths from the coronavirus in Fulton 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 Fulton County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 8198,6629,9635
March 7198,5489,9545
March 4198,2139,9445
March 3198,0309,9355
March 2197,8649,9335
March 1197,3659,9315
February 28197,3039,9305

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