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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

539 Livingston County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 22, there have been 539 Livingston County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 11,006 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 22, there have been 10,566 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 134 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Livingston County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 22230,37110,5664.6
February 18229,40810,5534.6
February 17228,90210,5364.6
February 16228,23110,5254.6
February 15227,83710,5054.6
February 14227,58710,5004.6

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