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41 Pope County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 4, there have been 41 Pope 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 340 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 12.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 4, there have been 925 confirmed COVID-19 cases and seven deaths from the coronavirus in Pope 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 Pope County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 48,68192510.7
February 28,62292010.7
February 18,58591210.6
January 318,56090910.6
January 288,46889710.6
January 278,41588810.6
January 268,33986910.4

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