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Monday, November 25, 2024

3,396 Lake County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 13, there have been 3,396 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 122,262 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 13, there have been 121,134 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,183 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 %
January 132,240,534121,1345.4
January 122,227,550119,3055.4
January 112,214,664117,4485.3
January 102,203,729115,7765.3
January 72,176,570111,7495.1
January 62,164,214109,7155.1
January 52,153,107107,8415
January 42,144,697106,2165

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