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601 White County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 10, there have been 601 White County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 6,829 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 10, there have been 4,391 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 1053,9334,3918.1
March 953,7364,3918.2
March 853,6854,3918.2
March 753,6484,3898.2
March 453,3664,3868.2
March 353,2964,3838.2
March 253,0874,3818.3
March 153,0294,3788.3

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