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953 Montgomery County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 16, there have been 953 Montgomery County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 14,514 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 9,756 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths from the coronavirus in Montgomery 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 Montgomery County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 16159,8949,7566.1
March 15159,7249,7576.1
March 14159,5909,7556.1
March 11159,3749,7536.1
March 10159,0159,7516.1
March 9158,9099,7466.1
March 8158,8219,7466.1
March 7158,6419,7406.1

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