2,717 Will County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19
As of Dec. 21, there have been 2,717 Will County residents of 80 years and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 95,040 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 21, there have been 109,613 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,214 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.
| Date | Total Tested | Total Positive | Positive % |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 21 | 1,825,197 | 109,613 | 6 |
| December 20 | 1,818,242 | 109,073 | 6 |
| December 17 | 1,797,945 | 107,302 | 6 |
| December 16 | 1,786,364 | 106,605 | 6 |
| December 15 | 1,776,962 | 105,964 | 6 |
| December 14 | 1,770,618 | 105,392 | 6 |
| December 13 | 1,764,563 | 104,986 | 5.9 |