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868 Logan County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 868 Logan County 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 16,095 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 9,413 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 15195,3989,4134.8
March 14195,2869,4114.8
March 11194,8619,4114.8
March 10194,3939,4084.8
March 9194,1489,3944.8
March 8193,9589,3904.8
March 7193,7799,3894.8

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