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34 Pulaski County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 18, there have been 34 Pulaski 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 278 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 12.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 18, there have been 1,435 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths from the coronavirus in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 1814,9131,4359.6
January 1414,5191,3699.4
January 1314,4381,3589.4
January 1214,3031,3299.3
January 1114,2401,3059.2
January 1014,1471,2849.1

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