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1,005 Saline County residents in their 40s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 1,005 Saline County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 13,218 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 7,824 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 1499,2057,8247.9
March 1199,0237,8197.9
March 1098,9437,8187.9
March 998,7667,8157.9
March 898,5937,8137.9
March 798,4887,8037.9

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