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1,448 Peoria County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 9, there have been 1,448 Peoria 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 35,355 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 46,120 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 508 deaths from the coronavirus in Peoria 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 Peoria County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 9661,85246,1207
March 8660,58246,0897
March 7659,55046,0767
March 4656,86246,0377
March 3655,05146,0407
March 2652,98046,0037
March 1651,47645,9697.1
February 28650,66345,9457.1

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