West Central Reporter

As of Jan. 31, there have been 593 Hancock County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 6,145 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 4,109 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 43 deaths from the coronavirus in Hancock 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
January 31	38,240	4,109	10.7
January 28	37,925	4,051	10.7
January 27	37,763	4,002	10.6
January 26	37,648	3,974	10.6
January 25	37,516	3,954	10.5
January 24	37,369	3,915	10.5