Metro East Sun

As of Feb. 25, there have been 422 Jersey County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 4,365 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 25, there have been 6,162 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 67 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 25	70,529	6,162	8.7
February 24	70,387	6,162	8.8
February 23	70,284	6,153	8.8
February 22	70,183	6,150	8.8
February 18	69,933	6,143	8.8
February 17	69,781	6,139	8.8
February 16	69,674	6,136	8.8