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1,250 Fulton County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 1,250 Fulton County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 27,913 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 10,004 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 127 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 16200,23710,0045
March 15199,8689,9995
March 14199,7719,9925
March 11199,4349,9885
March 10199,2949,9875
March 9198,8099,9785
March 8198,6629,9635
March 7198,5489,9545

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