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1,727 Macoupin County residents in their 40s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 9, there have been 1,727 Macoupin County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 21,259 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 12,673 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 %
March 9166,88112,6737.6
March 8166,69212,6687.6
March 7166,55012,6667.6
March 4165,84712,6537.6
March 3165,68312,6517.6
March 2165,43512,6487.6
March 1165,30012,6447.6
February 28165,05012,6307.7

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