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1,030 Champaign County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 1,030 Champaign 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 51,833 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that two percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 61,777 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 153,543,03961,7771.7
March 143,541,76761,7561.7
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

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