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274 Shelby County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 274 Shelby 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 6,905 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 6,177 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 73 deaths from the coronavirus in Shelby 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 Shelby County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1470,6046,1778.7
March 1170,4736,1708.8
March 1070,3116,1668.8
March 970,2236,1638.8
March 870,1596,1638.8
March 770,0276,1608.8

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