Peoria Standard

As of March 16, there have been 1,434 Woodford County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 18,826 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 10,301 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
March 16	152,994	10,301	6.7
March 15	152,658	10,297	6.7
March 14	152,568	10,296	6.7
March 11	152,160	10,295	6.8
March 10	151,832	10,293	6.8
March 9	151,439	10,289	6.8
March 8	151,131	10,286	6.8
March 7	151,021	10,283	6.8