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187 Scott County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 8, there have been 187 Scott 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 2,907 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 8, 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 %
March 819,7341,2446.3
March 719,6931,2446.3
March 419,6571,2446.3
March 319,6431,2436.3
March 219,5691,2446.4
March 119,5591,2446.4
February 2819,5541,2446.4

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