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

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As of Feb. 9, there have been 655 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 21,781 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that three percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 9, there have been 22,533 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 184 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 %
February 9309,56422,5337.3
February 8308,99822,4907.3
February 7308,37922,4467.3
February 4306,58422,3287.3
February 2303,32822,0027.3
February 1302,48921,9237.2
January 31301,82621,8617.2

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