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77 Stark County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 77 Stark 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 1,901 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 16, there have been 1,509 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 1622,5801,5096.7
March 1522,5631,5096.7
March 1422,5481,5096.7
March 1122,4111,5086.7
March 1022,3871,5086.7
March 922,3001,5066.8
March 822,2771,5066.8
March 722,2261,5066.8

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