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267 Pike County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 25, there have been 267 Pike County residents of 80 years and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 4,841 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 25, there have been 4,979 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 65 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 2556,1994,9798.9
February 2456,0474,9748.9
February 2355,8744,9748.9
February 2255,8374,9708.9
February 1855,5264,9668.9
February 1755,4384,9629
February 1655,2944,9579

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