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495 Woodford County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 495 Woodford 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 18,333 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 10,295 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 111 deaths from the coronavirus in Woodford 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 Woodford County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 11152,16010,2956.8
March 10151,83210,2936.8
March 9151,43910,2896.8
March 8151,13110,2866.8
March 7151,02110,2836.8
March 4150,38010,2776.8
March 3150,05710,2736.8
March 2149,69510,2686.9

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