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655 Morgan County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 29, there have been 655 Morgan County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 11,372 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 29, there have been 5,986 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 103 deaths from the coronavirus in Morgan 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 Morgan County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 29119,2645,9865
December 28118,9745,9785
December 27118,6145,9265
December 23117,6495,8795
December 22117,3975,8655
December 21117,1175,8445
December 20116,5045,8305

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