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Kane County Reporter

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

3,128 Kane County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 14, there have been 3,128 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 83,179 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 March 14, there have been 125,056 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,111 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 141,623,823125,0567.7
March 111,617,374124,9547.7
March 101,614,391124,9087.7
March 91,611,307124,8727.7
March 81,609,387124,8177.8
March 71,607,571124,7817.8

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