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583 Pike County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 7, there have been 583 Pike 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 5,362 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 4,996 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 %
March 757,0144,9968.8
March 456,8744,9938.8
March 356,6624,9938.8
March 256,5344,9918.8
March 156,4984,9888.8
February 2856,4314,9858.8

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