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412 Bureau County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 16, there have been 412 Bureau 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 10,189 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 16, there have been 8,204 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 124 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 %
February 16107,8898,2047.6
February 15107,6168,1897.6
February 14107,3328,1807.6
February 10106,5778,1397.6
February 9106,2568,1237.6
February 8106,0278,1007.6
February 7105,7398,0707.6

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