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20,741 City of Chicago residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 31, there have been 20,741 City of Chicago residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 436,343 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 543,611 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6,911 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 319,845,755543,6115.5
January 289,761,439541,0745.5
January 279,716,559539,5405.6
January 269,672,915538,2855.6
January 259,645,087537,0705.6
January 249,629,877536,0865.6

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