DeKalb Times

As of Jan. 31, there have been 2,546 DeKalb 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 31,152 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 21,861 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 181 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
January 31	301,826	21,861	7.2
January 28	298,885	21,648	7.2
January 27	297,570	21,514	7.2
January 26	295,988	21,357	7.2
January 25	295,342	21,232	7.2
January 24	294,585	21,119	7.2