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547 Stephenson County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 4, there have been 547 Stephenson 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 19,358 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 4, there have been 11,405 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 153 deaths from the coronavirus in Stephenson 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 Stephenson County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 4144,86311,4057.9
March 3144,51111,4017.9
March 2143,94611,3977.9
March 1143,70911,3937.9
February 28143,47611,3767.9
February 25142,83911,3658
February 24142,56411,3568
February 23142,22311,3498

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