West Central Reporter

As of March 9, there have been 449 Brown County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 11,816 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 2,393 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
March 9	57,401	2,393	4.2
March 8	57,247	2,393	4.2
March 7	57,236	2,393	4.2
March 4	57,055	2,392	4.2
March 3	57,022	2,389	4.2
March 2	57,006	2,387	4.2
March 1	56,986	2,387	4.2
February 28	56,823	2,385	4.2