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Monday, November 25, 2024

2,939 Lake County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 29, there have been 2,939 Lake 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 114,948 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 29, there have been 99,892 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,146 deaths from the coronavirus in Lake 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 Lake County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 292,105,19099,8924.7
December 282,098,72399,1624.7
December 272,092,66098,1854.7
December 232,069,66996,2064.6
December 222,060,43995,4554.6
December 212,054,24294,8734.6
December 202,045,81894,4574.6

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