Lake County Gazette

As of March 9, there have been 12,559 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 242,879 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 9, there have been 147,728 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,341 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 9	2,620,525	147,728	5.6
March 8	2,617,336	147,617	5.6
March 7	2,615,357	147,567	5.6
March 4	2,604,407	147,408	5.7
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