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648 Ogle County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 648 Ogle County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 7,985 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 13,888 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 11146,35813,8889.5
March 10146,15413,8879.5
March 9145,94713,8849.5
March 8145,81713,8769.5
March 7145,64713,8699.5
March 4145,27013,8579.5
March 3144,91713,8489.6
March 2144,59613,8439.6

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