Lake County Gazette

As of March 16, there have been 12,591 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 245,050 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 16, there have been 148,170 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,353 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 16	2,650,467	148,170	5.6
March 15	2,647,290	148,097	5.6
March 14	2,644,902	148,014	5.6
March 11	2,634,805	147,843	5.6
March 10	2,628,315	147,801	5.6
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