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621 Whiteside County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 17, there have been 621 Whiteside 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 12,724 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 17, there have been 15,044 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 219 deaths from the coronavirus in Whiteside 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 Whiteside County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 17177,96815,0448.5
February 16177,27615,0248.5
February 15176,75414,9978.5
February 14175,91714,9658.5
February 10173,88214,8318.5
February 9173,17014,7768.5
February 8172,47014,7458.5

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