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1,596 Champaign County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 10, there have been 1,596 Champaign 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 65,521 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 10, there have been 61,718 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 287 deaths from the coronavirus in Champaign 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 Champaign County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 103,533,11261,7181.7
March 93,528,99361,6921.7
March 83,526,18961,6541.7
March 73,522,58361,6411.7
March 43,515,13961,5971.8
March 33,511,91661,5761.8
March 23,507,92261,5531.8
March 13,505,16661,5131.8

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