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858 Vermilion County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 858 Vermilion 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 23,739 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 27,832 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 289 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 %
March 11356,56127,8327.8
March 10356,23627,8317.8
March 9355,77327,8327.8
March 8355,25827,8307.8
March 7355,00627,8277.8
March 4353,73927,8247.9
March 3353,31927,8107.9
March 2352,84327,8117.9

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