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371 Montgomery County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 23, there have been 371 Montgomery 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 10,091 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 9,640 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 98 deaths from the coronavirus in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 23155,3779,6406.2
February 22155,2859,6336.2
February 18154,8019,6126.2
February 17153,7979,5996.2
February 16153,5689,5786.2
February 15153,4829,5646.2
February 14153,3529,5546.2

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