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1,641 Sangamon County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 4, there have been 1,641 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 44,600 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 March 4, there have been 54,302 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 381 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 %
March 4898,34954,3026
March 3896,18054,2776.1
March 2893,76754,2466.1
March 1891,85654,2136.1
February 28891,02054,1876.1
February 25885,89354,0986.1
February 24883,31454,0596.1
February 23880,77254,0256.1

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