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325 Logan County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 28, there have been 325 Logan 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 12,037 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 28, there have been 8,899 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 83 deaths from the coronavirus in Logan 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 Logan County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 28176,6308,8995
January 27176,1098,8585
January 26174,5568,7815
January 25174,2308,7175
January 24174,0078,6765
January 21171,7728,5215
January 20171,1018,3984.9
January 19169,4798,3114.9

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