Macon Reporter

As of March 14, there have been 3,764 Macon 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 56,144 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 30,310 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 335 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
March 14	451,509	30,310	6.7
March 11	450,225	30,302	6.7
March 10	449,430	30,298	6.7
March 9	448,631	30,284	6.8
March 8	447,974	30,272	6.8
March 7	447,532	30,268	6.8