West Central Reporter

As of March 16, there have been 307 Brown 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 6,906 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 2,396 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 16	57,522	2,396	4.2
March 15	57,506	2,396	4.2
March 14	57,493	2,395	4.2
March 11	57,467	2,394	4.2
March 10	57,430	2,393	4.2
March 9	57,401	2,393	4.2
March 8	57,247	2,393	4.2
March 7	57,236	2,393	4.2