Macon Reporter

As of Jan. 31, there have been 548 De Witt 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 7,553 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 4,166 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 33 deaths from the coronavirus in De Witt 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 %
January 31	59,576	4,166	7
January 28	58,880	4,127	7
January 27	58,428	4,097	7
January 26	58,048	4,064	7
January 25	57,749	4,015	7
January 24	57,645	3,975	6.9