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143 Menard County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 143 Menard County 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 3,373 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 3,490 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 20 deaths from the coronavirus in Menard 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 Menard County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1645,6593,4907.6
March 1545,5803,4887.7
March 1445,5493,4887.7
March 1145,4123,4877.7
March 1045,3533,4857.7
March 945,3093,4857.7
March 845,2563,4827.7
March 745,2303,4817.7

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