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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

3,937 Will County residents of 80 years and older test positive for COVID-19

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As of March 3, there have been 3,937 Will 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 122,239 residents of 80 years and older in the county who had been tested, meaning that 3.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 3, there have been 159,889 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1,496 deaths from the coronavirus in Will 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 Will County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
March 32,260,076159,8897.1
March 22,255,571159,8237.1
March 12,252,553159,8067.1
February 282,250,379159,7567.1
February 252,240,593159,5757.1
February 242,236,070159,5207.1
February 232,231,629159,4457.1
February 222,228,363159,3287.2

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