DeKalb Times

As of March 14, there have been 2,663 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 33,835 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 23,122 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 193 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 %
March 14	333,581	23,122	6.9
March 11	332,080	23,104	7
March 10	331,156	23,099	7
March 9	330,197	23,083	7
March 8	329,635	23,069	7
March 7	329,166	23,059	7