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12,492 Lake County residents in their 60s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 28, there have been 12,492 Lake County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 240,108 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 28, there have been 147,070 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,330 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 %
February 282,584,073147,0705.7
February 252,569,356146,7885.7
February 242,562,768146,6715.7
February 232,557,676146,5615.7
February 222,554,820146,4025.7

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