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1,549 Tazewell County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 1,549 Tazewell 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 44,029 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 36,399 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 460 deaths from the coronavirus in Tazewell 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 Tazewell County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 14503,21536,3997.2
March 11501,36936,3757.3
March 10500,31836,3637.3
March 9498,90736,3517.3
March 8497,85836,3377.3
March 7497,30436,3307.3

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