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4,680 Rock Island County residents in their 40s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 16, there have been 4,680 Rock Island County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 54,371 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.6 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 16, there have been 32,571 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 456 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 %
February 16405,41932,5718
February 15404,82432,5398
February 14404,24632,4888
February 10401,08832,3358.1
February 9399,71332,2468.1
February 8398,83332,1988.1
February 7397,98632,1018.1

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