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2,647 DeKalb County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 2,647 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 33,132 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that eight percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 22,983 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 189 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 28324,49322,9837.1
February 25322,61522,9437.1
February 24321,40922,9307.1
February 23320,46322,9147.2
February 22320,00722,8927.2

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