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273,395 Illinois residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 9, there have been 273,395 Illinois 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 4,817,675 residents in their 60s in the state who had been tested, meaning that 5.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 3,042,495 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 33,010 deaths from the coronavirus in Illinois.

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 Illinois

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 955,470,5013,042,4955.5
March 855,387,9043,040,8615.5
March 755,333,0703,039,8065.5
March 455,089,5003,037,1995.5
March 354,954,4953,035,8705.5
March 254,817,9643,034,7015.5
March 154,708,1413,033,0615.5
February 2854,645,3763,031,2205.5

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