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895 Kendall County residents in their 70s test positive for COVID-19

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As of Feb. 17, there have been 895 Kendall County residents in their 70s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 13,684 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 6.5 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 17, there have been 30,289 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 152 deaths from the coronavirus in Kendall 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 Kendall County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
February 17343,38230,2898.8
February 16342,55030,2658.8
February 15342,15830,2278.8
February 14341,35530,1318.8
February 10338,80829,8728.8
February 9338,00829,7918.8
February 8337,27729,7358.8

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