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

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As of March 15, there have been 827 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 12,117 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 8,314 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 127 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 %
March 15112,8448,3147.4
March 14112,7108,3127.4
March 11112,3778,3097.4
March 10112,0718,3047.4
March 9111,7858,3007.4
March 8111,6948,3007.4
March 7111,5018,2957.4

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