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536 Saline County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 7, there have been 536 Saline 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 8,821 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 7,803 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 92 deaths from the coronavirus in Saline 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 Saline County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 798,4887,8037.9
March 498,1567,7977.9
March 397,9787,7897.9
March 297,8607,7818
March 197,7137,7778
February 2897,5347,7708

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