4,868 Sangamon County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

By Sangamon Sun

Feb 17, 2022

As of Feb. 17, there have been 4,868 Sangamon County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 83,363 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 17, there have been 53,764 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 367 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

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 17	873,294	53,764	6.2
February 16	870,208	53,701	6.2
February 15	867,785	53,611	6.2
February 14	867,158	53,540	6.2
February 10	857,879	53,257	6.2
February 9	853,489	53,142	6.2
February 8	851,401	53,023	6.2