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221 Wabash County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 10, there have been 221 Wabash 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 2,441 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 10, there have been 3,697 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27 deaths from the coronavirus in Wabash 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 Wabash County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1037,7873,6979.8
March 937,7293,6969.8
March 837,6773,6969.8
March 737,6413,6949.8
March 437,5683,6909.8
March 337,5443,7199.9
March 237,5113,7309.9
March 137,4893,7289.9

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