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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

2,041 St. Clair County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 8, there have been 2,041 St. Clair 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 52,553 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 8, there have been 63,226 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 716 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in St. Clair County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 8831,25563,2267.6
March 7830,76163,2097.6
March 4826,51663,1717.6
March 3825,30763,1517.7
March 2823,57863,1237.7
March 1822,52463,0887.7
February 28821,13363,0507.7

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