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Tuesday, December 24, 2024

1,079 McLean County residents in their seventies test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 29, there have been 1,079 McLean County residents in their seventies who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 23,649 residents in their seventies in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 29, there have been 29,629 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 243 deaths from the coronavirus in McLean 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in McLean County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 29689,72429,6294.3
December 28687,80129,2484.3
December 27687,02229,0564.2
December 23680,38628,4004.2
December 22677,36828,1664.2
December 21674,28628,0374.2
December 20672,51627,8394.1

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