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111 Johnson County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 28, there have been 111 Johnson 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 2,186 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 28, there have been 3,783 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 38 deaths from the coronavirus in Johnson 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 Johnson County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 2897,3133,7833.9
January 2796,8083,7343.9
January 2695,9093,6813.8
January 2595,3793,5753.7
January 2495,1253,5383.7
January 2193,6623,4063.6
January 2093,4373,3643.6
January 1992,6843,3003.6

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