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Monday, April 21, 2025

6,366 DuPage County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 3, there have been 6,366 DuPage 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 230,526 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 3, there have been 205,987 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,681 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 %
March 33,197,022205,9876.4
March 23,190,192205,8736.5
March 13,184,019205,7496.5
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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