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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

306 Pike County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 23, there have been 306 Pike 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 3,356 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 4,974 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 64 deaths from the coronavirus in Pike 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 Pike County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 2355,8744,9748.9
February 2255,8374,9708.9
February 1855,5264,9668.9
February 1755,4384,9629
February 1655,2944,9579
February 1555,1984,9519
February 1455,0584,9439

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