As of March 11, there have been 486 Livingston County residents of 80 years and older who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 17,915 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 2.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 11, there have been 10,650 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 137 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 11 | 236,693 | 10,650 | 4.5 |
| March 10 | 236,367 | 10,648 | 4.5 |
| March 9 | 235,995 | 10,645 | 4.5 |
| 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 |
