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1,656 Macoupin County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 10, there have been 1,656 Macoupin County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 22,505 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 10, there have been 12,677 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 10167,12512,6777.6
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

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