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Thursday, May 9, 2024

16,929 Kane County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 16,929 Kane 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 203,415 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 124,435 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,097 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 281,590,275124,4357.8
February 251,582,969124,2867.9
February 241,579,323124,2127.9
February 231,575,797124,1477.9
February 221,573,229124,0297.9

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