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1,145 Macon County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

Covid 20 edited

As of Jan. 31, there have been 1,145 Macon 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 33,328 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 29,079 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 317 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 %
January 31416,78629,0797
January 28410,87328,7767
January 27408,67728,5867
January 26406,64428,3067
January 25403,84828,0636.9
January 24402,93227,7526.9

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