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268 Pike County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 268 Pike County residents of 80 years and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 5,054 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 5,009 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 1557,4965,0098.7
March 1457,4675,0078.7
March 1157,4045,0018.7
March 1057,2855,0018.7
March 957,1494,9998.7
March 857,0744,9968.8
March 757,0144,9968.8

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