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473 Logan County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 8, there have been 473 Logan County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 9,050 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 8, there have been 9,390 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 84 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 %
March 8193,9589,3904.8
March 7193,7799,3894.8
March 4193,2789,3794.9
March 3193,0739,3784.9
March 2192,4759,3724.9
March 1192,2339,3674.9
February 28192,1319,3624.9

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