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28,057 DuPage County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

Covid 19 edited

As of Feb. 23, there have been 28,057 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 399,619 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that seven percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 204,842 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,667 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 %
February 233,149,369204,8426.5
February 223,144,034204,6246.5
February 183,127,795204,1946.5
February 173,120,196203,9386.5
February 163,111,604203,7616.5
February 153,106,814203,5316.6
February 143,100,713203,2816.6

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