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264 Clark County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 9, there have been 264 Clark 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 3,269 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 4,817 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 52 deaths from the coronavirus in Clark 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 Clark County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 944,6404,81710.8
March 844,5574,81710.8
March 744,5154,81310.8
March 444,2734,80610.9
March 344,1824,80510.9
March 244,0254,80110.9
March 143,9404,80010.9
February 2843,8924,80010.9

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