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462 Bureau County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 31, there have been 462 Bureau 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 6,825 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 7,921 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 122 deaths from the coronavirus in Bureau 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 Bureau County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 31104,0987,9217.6
January 28103,1027,8327.6
January 27102,2847,7597.6
January 26101,9957,7157.6
January 25101,5107,6407.5
January 24101,2057,5807.5

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