85,580 Cook County residents in their 30s test positive for COVID-19

85,580 Cook County residents in their 30s test positive for COVID-19
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As of March 14, there have been 85,580 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 1,264,178 residents in their 30s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 14, there have been 556,686 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 6,870 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 %
March 14 10,226,190 556,686 5.4
March 11 10,172,073 556,224 5.5
March 10 10,141,371 555,816 5.5
March 9 10,114,338 555,477 5.5
March 8 10,099,602 555,163 5.5
March 7 10,088,836 554,917 5.5


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