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179 Alexander County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 179 Alexander County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 2,053 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 1,273 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 deaths from the coronavirus in Alexander 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 Alexander County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1513,4331,2739.5
March 1413,4191,2729.5
March 1113,3841,2729.5
March 1013,3661,2729.5
March 913,3311,2729.5
March 813,3211,2729.5
March 713,3091,2719.5

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