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265 Ford County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 16, there have been 265 Ford 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 8,425 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 16, there have been 4,362 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 63 deaths from the coronavirus in Ford 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 Ford County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 1670,0514,3626.2
February 1569,8764,3536.2
February 1469,7804,3456.2
February 1068,7174,3296.3
February 968,3474,3206.3
February 868,1134,3106.3
February 767,9204,2976.3

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