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Monday, April 21, 2025

8,915 DuPage County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 8,915 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 200,815 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 207,207 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,685 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 143,250,820207,2076.4
March 113,238,144206,9496.4
March 103,231,304206,7226.4
March 93,224,498206,6046.4
March 83,219,688206,4926.4
March 73,216,801206,3886.4

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