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3,808 Vermilion County residents in their 40s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 3,808 Vermilion County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 49,517 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 27,795 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 287 deaths from the coronavirus in Vermilion 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 Vermilion County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 28352,02727,7957.9
February 25349,94827,7777.9
February 24349,50227,7717.9
February 23349,06027,7648
February 22347,46427,7408

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