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72 Pulaski County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 7, there have been 72 Pulaski County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 609 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 11.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 1,716 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 18 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 %
March 717,0761,71610
March 417,0081,71510.1
March 316,9781,71410.1
March 216,9501,71310.1
March 116,9091,71310.1
February 2816,8881,71210.1

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