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164 Carroll County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 7, there have been 164 Carroll 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 5,134 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 4,220 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 47 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 %
March 745,1124,2209.4
March 444,9314,2069.4
March 344,7814,2049.4
March 244,7014,1999.4
March 144,6614,2009.4
February 2844,4854,1979.4

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