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2,901 Kane County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 26, there have been 2,901 Kane 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 75,670 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 26, there have been 117,042 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,020 deaths from the coronavirus in Kane 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 Kane County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 261,470,023117,0428
January 251,465,827116,5167.9
January 241,462,467116,0097.9
January 211,442,592111,4797.7
January 201,433,085109,0137.6
January 191,426,210108,2437.6
January 181,420,688107,3827.6

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