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2,480 Madison County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 2,480 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 52,179 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 March 15, there have been 69,999 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 783 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 %
March 15781,37769,9999
March 14780,56069,9719
March 11777,65769,9299
March 10776,66969,9069
March 9775,17069,8889
March 8774,43469,8689
March 7773,95169,8339

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