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445 Ogle County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 3, there have been 445 Ogle 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 10,920 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 3, there have been 13,848 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 128 deaths from the coronavirus in Ogle 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 Ogle County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 3144,91713,8489.6
March 2144,59613,8439.6
March 1144,33913,8419.6
February 28144,16213,8359.6
February 25143,56213,8189.6
February 24143,36213,8049.6
February 23142,92813,7809.6
February 22142,73513,7529.6

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