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673 Randolph County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 21, there have been 673 Randolph 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 9,636 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that seven percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 21, there have been 6,054 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 107 deaths from the coronavirus in Randolph 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 Randolph County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 21102,2186,0545.9
December 20101,9446,0415.9
December 17101,3416,0015.9
December 16101,0345,9825.9
December 15100,7125,9555.9
December 14100,3305,9405.9
December 13100,1635,9185.9

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