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4,896 Sangamon County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 24, there have been 4,896 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 84,316 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 24, there have been 54,059 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 373 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 %
February 24883,31454,0596.1
February 23880,77254,0256.1
February 22879,35753,9826.1
February 18875,88053,8446.1
February 17873,29453,7646.2
February 16870,20853,7016.2
February 15867,78553,6116.2

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