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Monday, April 21, 2025

4,902 Kane County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 9, there have been 4,902 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 94,799 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 124,872 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,106 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 %
March 91,611,307124,8727.7
March 81,609,387124,8177.8
March 71,607,571124,7817.8
March 41,600,713124,6707.8
March 31,597,365124,6037.8
March 21,594,478124,5667.8
March 11,591,801124,5027.8
February 281,590,275124,4357.8

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