As of March 8, there have been 1,366 Livingston 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 33,975 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that four percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 8, there have been 10,640 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 136 deaths from the coronavirus in Livingston 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 8 | 235,620 | 10,640 | 4.5 |
| March 7 | 235,395 | 10,639 | 4.5 |
| March 4 | 234,457 | 10,626 | 4.5 |
| March 3 | 234,147 | 10,616 | 4.5 |
| March 2 | 233,772 | 10,612 | 4.5 |
| March 1 | 233,385 | 10,609 | 4.5 |
| February 28 | 233,214 | 10,599 | 4.5 |
