Dupage Policy Journal

As of Jan. 24, there have been 17,706 DuPage 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 314,124 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 24, there have been 192,468 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,554 deaths from the coronavirus in DuPage 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 %
January 24	2,938,971	192,468	6.5
January 21	2,903,134	187,028	6.4
January 20	2,885,422	183,881	6.4
January 19	2,872,822	182,650	6.4
January 18	2,861,982	181,078	6.3