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79,349 City of Chicago residents in their 40s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 27, there have been 79,349 City of Chicago residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,292,776 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 27, there have been 539,540 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6,864 deaths from the coronavirus in City of Chicago.

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 City of Chicago

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 279,716,559539,5405.6
January 269,672,915538,2855.6
January 259,645,087537,0705.6
January 249,629,877536,0865.6
January 219,512,050526,9275.5
January 209,449,858518,5045.5
January 199,395,004514,9385.5
January 189,363,787512,1805.5

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