13,439 Will County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

As of March 11, there have been 13,439 Will County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 222,218 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 160,448 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,504 deaths from the coronavirus in Will 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.