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1,638 DeKalb County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 28, there have been 1,638 DeKalb County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 23,657 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 28, there have been 21,648 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 179 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 28298,88521,6487.2
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

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