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248 Shelby County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 31, there have been 248 Shelby 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 6,157 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 5,863 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths from the coronavirus in Shelby 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 Shelby County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 3165,3015,8639
January 2864,7585,8029
January 2764,3465,7619
January 2664,0375,7198.9
January 2563,7835,6728.9
January 2463,5215,6218.8

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