South Central Reporter

As of March 1, there have been 751 Macoupin County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 11,339 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 1, there have been 12,644 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
March 1	165,300	12,644	7.6
February 28	165,050	12,630	7.7
February 25	164,456	12,611	7.7
February 24	163,938	12,598	7.7
February 23	163,672	12,587	7.7
February 22	163,539	12,576	7.7