One LaSalle County resident in his or her seventies tested positive for COVID-19 on April 6, according to numbers being reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
In total, there have been 750 positive cases reported in LaSalle County among residents in their seventies, accounting for 6.6 percent of all cases in the county. Through April 6, LaSalle County has reported a total of 11,407 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, 227 of which have ended with the victim’s death.
Illinois gathers all of their COVID-19 data from across the state electronically. The reported cases and deaths will fluctuate as additional info is gathered. Chicago was home to one of the first known cases of COVID-19 in the US, as well as it’s transmission.
Test results for the past 10 days in LaSalle County
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-06 | 168,549 | 11,407 | 6.8% |
| 2021-03-24 | 160,347 | 11,164 | 7% |
| 2021-03-23 | 159,973 | 11,154 | 7% |
| 2020-10-13 | 34,687 | 2,004 | 5.8% |
| 2020-10-08 | 33,103 | 1,910 | 5.8% |
| 2020-10-07 | 32,723 | 1,873 | 5.7% |
| 2020-10-06 | 32,533 | 1,861 | 5.7% |
| 2020-10-04 | 32,121 | 1,831 | 5.7% |
| 2020-10-03 | 31,849 | 1,818 | 5.7% |
| 2020-10-02 | 31,554 | 1,794 | 5.7% |
