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233 Bond County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 3, there have been 233 Bond 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 3,459 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 3, there have been 4,293 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths from the coronavirus in Bond 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 Bond County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 365,3404,2936.6
March 265,2924,2946.6
March 165,2644,2916.6
February 2865,2274,2896.6
February 2565,1004,2896.6
February 2464,9804,2876.6
February 2364,8844,2836.6
February 2264,8294,2806.6

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