Lake County Gazette

As of March 3, there have been 5,807 Lake County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 136,023 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 3, there have been 147,308 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,334 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 %
March 3	2,597,548	147,308	5.7
March 2	2,590,405	147,328	5.7
March 1	2,585,953	147,185	5.7
February 28	2,584,073	147,070	5.7
February 25	2,569,356	146,788	5.7
February 24	2,562,768	146,671	5.7
February 23	2,557,676	146,561	5.7
February 22	2,554,820	146,402	5.7