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232 Crawford County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 16, there have been 232 Crawford 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 3,824 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 16, there have been 6,086 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths from the coronavirus in Crawford 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 Crawford County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 1683,0926,0867.3
February 1582,9906,0787.3
February 1482,9376,0737.3
February 1082,0536,0237.3
February 981,9116,0097.3
February 881,8075,9857.3
February 781,6555,9637.3

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