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Thursday, November 21, 2024

8,840 DuPage County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 8,840 DuPage County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 197,102 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 205,611 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,677 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 283,181,395205,6116.5
February 253,164,165205,2416.5
February 243,156,255205,0456.5
February 233,149,369204,8426.5
February 223,144,034204,6246.5

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