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5,166 Champaign County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 5,166 Champaign County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 263,498 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 61,731 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 113,536,02861,7311.7
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

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