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619 Edgar County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 8, there have been 619 Edgar 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 4,252 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 14.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 8, there have been 5,116 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 58 deaths from the coronavirus in Edgar 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 Edgar County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 839,2025,11613.1
March 739,1885,11413
March 438,9375,11213.1
March 338,8655,10913.1
March 238,8195,10313.1
March 138,7305,09613.2
February 2838,7165,09413.2

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