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462 Randolph County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 11, there have been 462 Randolph 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 12,389 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 March 11, there have been 10,403 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 123 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 %
March 11128,80410,4038.1
March 10128,61210,3988.1
March 9128,36410,3958.1
March 8128,29010,3948.1
March 7128,21110,3958.1
March 4127,94110,3898.1
March 3127,74310,3908.1
March 2127,49910,3948.2

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