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Tuesday, November 5, 2024

2,496 Macon County residents in their fifties test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 30, there have been 2,496 Macon County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 45,088 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 30, there have been 19,699 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 274 deaths from the coronavirus in Macon 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 Macon County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 30357,31019,6995.5
December 29355,71619,5065.5
December 28354,49119,3365.5
December 27353,35519,2385.4
December 23349,61218,9115.4
December 22348,45318,7645.4
December 21347,35818,6775.4

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