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Tuesday, April 22, 2025

484 Livingston County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 1, there have been 484 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 17,775 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 1, there have been 10,609 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.

Test results for the past 10 days in Livingston County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 1233,38510,6094.5
February 28233,21410,5994.5
February 25231,86810,5894.6
February 24231,37610,5794.6
February 23230,58510,5764.6
February 22230,37110,5664.6

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