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

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 417 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 10,509 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. 28, there have been 8,265 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 126 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 28110,0798,2657.5
February 25109,5768,2557.5
February 24109,3528,2497.5
February 23109,1428,2437.6
February 22108,9698,2377.6

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