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728 Jersey County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 31, there have been 728 Jersey 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 7,087 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 5,997 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 60 deaths from the coronavirus in Jersey 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 Jersey County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 3167,5835,9978.9
January 2866,9945,9268.8
January 2766,6515,8928.8
January 2666,3985,8558.8
January 2566,2275,8278.8
January 2465,9435,7858.8

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