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362 Jasper County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 362 Jasper County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 2,826 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 12.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 2,670 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 26 deaths from the coronavirus in Jasper 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 Jasper County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1128,7142,6709.3
March 1028,6962,6709.3
March 928,6692,6709.3
March 828,6182,6689.3
March 728,5942,6689.3
March 428,5462,6689.3
March 328,4962,6689.4
March 228,4572,6679.4

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