South Central Reporter

As of March 14, there have been 476 Fayette 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 4,003 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 11.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 7,066 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 98 deaths from the coronavirus in Fayette 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 14	84,063	7,066	8.4
March 11	83,901	7,060	8.4
March 10	83,856	7,059	8.4
March 9	83,774	7,057	8.4
March 8	83,668	7,056	8.4
March 7	83,594	7,053	8.4