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Tuesday, November 26, 2024

43,595 City of Chicago residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 23, there have been 43,595 City of Chicago 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 919,312 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 556,111 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 7,199 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 %
February 2310,492,968556,1115.3
February 2210,478,679555,7745.3
February 1810,396,538554,8305.3
February 1710,357,694554,4265.4
February 1610,313,696554,1645.4
February 1510,295,963553,8125.4
February 1410,276,193553,5425.4

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