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86 Brown County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 31, there have been 86 Brown County 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 1,126 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 2,297 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths from the coronavirus in Brown 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 Brown County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 3151,6172,2974.5
January 2850,5032,2734.5
January 2750,2482,2284.4
January 2650,1842,2064.4
January 2550,1302,1894.4
January 2449,2262,1444.4

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