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

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As of Feb. 23, there have been 667 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 22,798 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 22,914 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 188 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 23320,46322,9147.2
February 22320,00722,8927.2
February 18317,92022,8537.2
February 17316,75622,8287.2
February 16315,65222,8147.2
February 15314,88622,7627.2
February 14314,48922,7377.2

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