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

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As of March 4, there have been 624 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 13,105 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 4, there have been 15,221 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 222 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 %
March 4183,51315,2218.3
March 3183,07015,2148.3
March 2182,67715,2098.3
March 1182,15315,1818.3
February 28182,04415,1758.3
February 25181,18015,1468.4
February 24180,78315,1368.4
February 23180,05415,1208.4

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