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1,209 Sangamon County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 29, there have been 1,209 Sangamon 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 33,396 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 29, there have been 32,716 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 309 deaths from the coronavirus in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 29719,74232,7164.5
December 28717,04332,3634.5
December 27714,95031,9034.5
December 23707,74830,9884.4
December 22704,18830,6394.4
December 21701,19430,3974.3
December 20699,74430,2814.3

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