Lake County Gazette

As of Feb. 18, there have been 19,545 Lake County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 303,308 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 18, there have been 145,984 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,300 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 18	2,538,763	145,984	5.8
February 17	2,531,234	145,779	5.8
February 16	2,521,401	145,668	5.8
February 15	2,518,249	145,488	5.8
February 14	2,513,787	145,320	5.8
February 10	2,488,492	144,376	5.8
February 9	2,478,829	144,033	5.8