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1,709 Rock Island County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Jan. 31, there have been 1,709 Rock Island 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 28,326 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that six percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 31,498 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 443 deaths from the coronavirus in Rock Island 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 Rock Island County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
January 31392,31131,4988
January 28389,40831,2588
January 27388,26631,0068
January 26386,66930,7618
January 25385,77930,6037.9
January 24384,93130,4987.9

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