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141 Cumberland County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 29, there have been 141 Cumberland County residents of 80 years and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 2,064 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 29, there have been 2,326 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 29 deaths from the coronavirus in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 2925,5542,3269.1
December 2825,4662,3169.1
December 2725,3802,3079.1
December 2325,0982,2869.1
December 2224,9872,2749.1
December 2124,8842,2639.1
December 2024,8142,2549.1

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