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551 Macoupin County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 551 Macoupin 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 14,773 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. 28, there have been 12,630 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 137 deaths from the coronavirus in Macoupin 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 Macoupin County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 28165,05012,6307.7
February 25164,45612,6117.7
February 24163,93812,5987.7
February 23163,67212,5877.7
February 22163,53912,5767.7

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