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1,202 LaSalle County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 18, there have been 1,202 LaSalle 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 38,924 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 18, there have been 28,390 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 374 deaths from the coronavirus in LaSalle 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 LaSalle County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 18451,98928,3906.3
February 17450,84328,3526.3
February 16449,35028,3196.3
February 15448,18628,2586.3
February 14447,37028,2206.3
February 10443,11328,0636.3
February 9441,12327,9866.3

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