84,814 Cook County residents in their 30s test positive for COVID-19

84,814 Cook County residents in their 30s test positive for COVID-19
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As of Feb. 22, there have been 84,814 Cook County residents in their 30s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 1,233,974 residents in their 30s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.9 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 22, there have been 551,514 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6,759 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
Date Total Tested Total Positive Positive %
February 22 9,803,233 551,514 5.6
February 18 9,738,587 550,433 5.7
February 17 9,707,019 549,784 5.7
February 16 9,671,699 549,409 5.7
February 15 9,654,745 548,901 5.7
February 14 9,634,484 548,468 5.7


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