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1,659 Macoupin County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 1,659 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 22,638 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 12,697 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 139 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 16168,16612,6977.6
March 15167,96212,6927.6
March 14167,81612,6877.6
March 11167,32212,6817.6
March 10167,12512,6777.6
March 9166,88112,6737.6
March 8166,69212,6687.6
March 7166,55012,6667.6

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