West Central Reporter

As of Feb. 25, there have been 573 Morgan 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 9,420 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 25, there have been 9,353 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 126 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 25	144,030	9,353	6.5
February 24	143,712	9,346	6.5
February 23	143,526	9,342	6.5
February 22	143,127	9,305	6.5
February 18	142,320	9,270	6.5
February 17	141,908	9,260	6.5
February 16	141,675	9,250	6.5