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165 Greene County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 15, there have been 165 Greene 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 2,715 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 15, there have been 3,584 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 44 deaths from the coronavirus in Greene 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 Greene County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1536,7743,5849.7
March 1436,7493,5819.7
March 1136,6893,5809.8
March 1036,6603,5809.8
March 936,6153,5809.8
March 836,5643,5809.8
March 736,5403,5799.8

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