South Central Reporter

As of Dec. 28, there have been 349 Washington County residents in their forties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 3,952 residents in their forties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 28, there have been 2,408 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 30 deaths from the coronavirus in Washington 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
December 28	25,560	2,408	9.4
December 27	25,481	2,397	9.4
December 23	25,270	2,377	9.4
December 22	25,189	2,367	9.4
December 21	25,123	2,360	9.4
December 20	25,072	2,353	9.4