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2,654 Sangamon County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 9, there have been 2,654 Sangamon 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 53,122 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that five percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 54,408 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 9904,54254,4086
March 8903,40054,3796
March 7902,81254,3616
March 4898,34954,3026
March 3896,18054,2776.1
March 2893,76754,2466.1
March 1891,85654,2136.1
February 28891,02054,1876.1

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