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17,943 Cook County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 28, there have been 17,943 Cook 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 530,344 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.4 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 28, there have been 534,272 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6,363 deaths from the coronavirus in Cook 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 Cook County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 289,197,917534,2725.8
January 279,155,294532,4415.8
January 269,114,384530,5705.8
January 259,093,528528,6425.8
January 249,076,201527,3255.8
January 218,956,811516,5815.8
January 208,896,263509,3875.7
January 198,857,319506,7365.7

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