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812 Bureau County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 17, there have been 812 Bureau County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 11,654 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that seven percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 17, there have been 8,216 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 17108,0538,2167.6
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

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