Rock Island Today

As of Feb. 23, there have been 1,367 Rock Island 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 32,066 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 23, there have been 32,722 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 459 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 23	410,098	32,722	8
February 22	409,414	32,694	8
February 18	406,950	32,633	8
February 17	406,383	32,609	8
February 16	405,419	32,571	8
February 15	404,824	32,539	8
February 14	404,246	32,488	8