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316 White County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 4, there have been 316 White 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 4,209 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 4, there have been 4,386 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 48 deaths from the coronavirus in White 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 White County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 453,3664,3868.2
March 353,2964,3838.2
March 253,0874,3818.3
March 153,0294,3788.3
February 2852,9914,3748.3
February 2552,7334,3718.3
February 2452,6174,3698.3
February 2352,3904,3668.3

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