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489 Perry County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 21, there have been 489 Perry County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 7,102 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 21, there have been 4,742 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 80 deaths from the coronavirus in Perry 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 Perry County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 2192,9724,7425.1
December 2092,8014,7255.1
December 1792,1654,7025.1
December 1691,9584,6855.1
December 1591,7764,6715.1
December 1491,6284,6665.1
December 1391,4634,6635.1

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