Quantcast

East Central Reporter

Friday, October 3, 2025

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

Webp covid 2041 20edited

As of March 10, there have been 236 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 3,960 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 10, there have been 6,165 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 44 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 %
March 1085,7366,1657.2
March 985,6686,1637.2
March 885,6156,1627.2
March 785,5786,1627.2
March 485,4856,1577.2
March 385,3306,1507.2
March 285,2566,1457.2
March 185,1676,1427.2

MORE NEWS