Dupage Policy Journal

As of March 14, there have been 6,582 Will 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 133,440 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 160,584 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,504 deaths from the coronavirus in Will 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
March 14	2,292,633	160,584	7
March 11	2,284,840	160,448	7
March 10	2,280,570	160,321	7
March 9	2,276,124	160,252	7
March 8	2,273,612	160,169	7
March 7	2,271,489	160,098	7