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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

2,453 Madison County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 24, there have been 2,453 Madison 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 50,764 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 24, there have been 69,569 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 765 deaths from the coronavirus in Madison 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 Madison County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 24760,21869,5699.2
February 23758,12869,4819.2
February 22757,27569,4319.2
February 18753,19769,2869.2
February 17750,94169,2209.2
February 16748,94869,1549.2
February 15748,03069,0589.2

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