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306 Brown County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 3, there have been 306 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 6,836 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 3, there have been 2,389 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Brown County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 357,0222,3894.2
March 257,0062,3874.2
March 156,9862,3874.2
February 2856,8232,3854.2
February 2556,3082,3794.2
February 2455,5932,3744.3
February 2355,5702,3744.3
February 2255,5462,3674.3

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