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70,062 Illinois residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 27, there have been 70,062 Illinois 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 2,181,638 residents of 80 years and older in the state who had been tested, meaning that 3.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 27, there have been 2,077,260 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 27,588 deaths from the coronavirus in Illinois.

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 Illinois

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 2743,914,9132,077,2604.7
December 2343,209,4512,021,3024.7
December 2242,986,1702,002,3604.7
December 2142,786,7641,985,7794.6
December 2042,607,4951,975,5154.6

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