East Central Reporter

As of Jan. 31, there have been 195 Jasper 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 1,870 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 2,555 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 24 deaths from the coronavirus in Jasper 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 %
January 31	26,732	2,555	9.6
January 28	26,534	2,522	9.5
January 27	26,442	2,511	9.5
January 26	26,341	2,496	9.5
January 25	26,214	2,461	9.4
January 24	26,004	2,433	9.4