Metro East Sun

As of Feb. 28, there have been 9,174 St. Clair County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 115,806 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 63,050 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 715 deaths from the coronavirus in St. Clair 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 28	821,133	63,050	7.7
February 25	818,015	62,994	7.7
February 24	816,362	62,953	7.7
February 23	814,995	62,910	7.7
February 22	814,077	62,873	7.7