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27,041 DuPage County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 27, there have been 27,041 DuPage 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 379,844 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 27, there have been 195,260 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,571 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in DuPage County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 272,963,907195,2606.6
January 262,952,195194,3606.6
January 252,945,512193,4096.6
January 242,938,971192,4686.5
January 212,903,134187,0286.4
January 202,885,422183,8816.4
January 192,872,822182,6506.4
January 182,861,982181,0786.3

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