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1,414 LaSalle County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 1,414 LaSalle 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 23,782 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 28,569 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 375 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 28460,86328,5696.2
February 25458,20528,5336.2
February 24456,88528,5096.2
February 23455,21428,4826.3
February 22454,68628,4606.3

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