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Wednesday, December 25, 2024

154 Scott County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 25, there have been 154 Scott County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 2,209 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that seven percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 25, there have been 1,244 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 11 deaths from the coronavirus in Scott 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 Scott County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 2519,5041,2446.4
February 2419,4881,2446.4
February 2319,4121,2446.4
February 2219,3921,2446.4
February 1819,3441,2446.4
February 1719,3191,2436.4
February 1619,2651,2416.4

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