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4,898 McLean County residents in their 50s test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 1, there have been 4,898 McLean 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 95,441 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 5.1 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 1, there have been 49,029 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 285 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 %
March 1922,16449,0295.3
February 28921,76348,9945.3
February 25913,59148,9475.4
February 24908,70948,9105.4
February 23903,99748,8705.4
February 22901,58648,7665.4

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