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140 Hardin County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 140 Hardin County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 2,181 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 1,049 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths from the coronavirus in Hardin 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 Hardin County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1613,9601,0497.5
March 1513,9421,0497.5
March 1413,9281,0497.5
March 1113,8991,0497.5
March 1013,8871,0497.6
March 913,8711,0497.6
March 813,8381,0487.6
March 713,8271,0477.6

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