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4,838 Kane County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

Covid 20 edited

As of Feb. 16, there have been 4,838 Kane County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 91,646 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 16, there have been 123,581 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,076 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 %
February 161,555,226123,5817.9
February 151,553,219123,4717.9
February 141,549,631123,3438
February 101,534,502122,6408
February 91,530,754122,4908
February 81,528,343122,2998
February 71,525,688122,1278

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