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250 Carroll County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 250 Carroll 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 3,352 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 4,197 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 46 deaths from the coronavirus in Carroll 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 Carroll County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 2844,4854,1979.4
February 2544,2824,1869.5
February 2444,2344,1809.4
February 2343,9744,1799.5
February 2243,9284,1749.5

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