West Central Reporter

As of Feb. 23, there have been 305 Brown 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 6,634 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 2,374 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 15 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 23	55,570	2,374	4.3
February 22	55,546	2,367	4.3
February 18	54,799	2,363	4.3
February 17	54,168	2,361	4.4
February 16	54,149	2,359	4.4
February 15	54,131	2,359	4.4
February 14	53,954	2,355	4.4