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Monday, April 21, 2025

8,863 DuPage County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 4, there have been 8,863 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 198,234 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 4, there have been 206,102 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 43,203,608206,1026.4
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

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