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2,730 Vermilion County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 2,730 Vermilion County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 38,859 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that seven percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 27,829 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 291 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 15357,67227,8297.8
March 14357,46027,8337.8
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

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