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1,629 Sangamon County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 24, there have been 1,629 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 43,684 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.7 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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