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639 DeKalb County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 27, there have been 639 DeKalb 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 20,768 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 27, there have been 21,514 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 178 deaths from the coronavirus in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 27297,57021,5147.2
January 26295,98821,3577.2
January 25295,34221,2327.2
January 24294,58521,1197.2
January 21290,74620,4967
January 20289,05120,2477
January 19287,82020,0717
January 18286,48119,8836.9

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