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665 Williamson County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 28, there have been 665 Williamson 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 17,990 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 28, there have been 20,756 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 227 deaths from the coronavirus in Williamson 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 Williamson County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 28234,45720,7568.9
January 27233,04020,4768.8
January 26231,90320,3008.8
January 25231,17020,0958.7
January 24229,74219,8838.7
January 21227,02419,1788.4
January 20225,35818,8208.4
January 19222,91218,4528.3

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