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297 Lee County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 297 Lee 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 10,398 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 8,723 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 78 deaths from the coronavirus in Lee 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 Lee County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 11183,2608,7234.8
March 10182,8968,7224.8
March 9182,6418,7184.8
March 8182,4988,7154.8
March 7182,3648,7134.8
March 4182,0248,7064.8
March 3181,7288,7014.8
March 2181,3288,6914.8

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