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95,085 Illinois residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 95,085 Illinois 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 2,756,683 residents of 80 years and older in the state who had been tested, meaning that 3.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 3,049,616 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 33,139 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 1556,009,4463,049,6165.4
March 1455,952,7023,048,0425.4
March 1155,731,9943,045,7185.5
March 1055,602,0033,043,8935.5
March 955,470,5013,042,4955.5
March 855,387,9043,040,8615.5
March 755,333,0703,039,8065.5

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