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1,729 Coles County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 7, there have been 1,729 Coles County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 22,392 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 15,150 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 167 deaths from the coronavirus in Coles 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 Coles County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 7202,22415,1507.5
March 4201,44715,1457.5
March 3201,16615,1387.5
March 2200,78815,1317.5
March 1200,36115,1227.5
February 28200,15115,1147.6

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