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952 Franklin County residents in their sixties test positive for COVID-19

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As of Dec. 27, there have been 952 Franklin County residents in their sixties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 11,431 residents in their sixties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 8.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 27, there have been 8,427 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 128 deaths from the coronavirus in Franklin 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 Franklin County

DateTotal TestedTotal PositivePositive %
December 27100,4878,4278.4
December 2399,4988,3388.4
December 2299,0098,3168.4
December 2198,7868,2958.4
December 2098,5498,2568.4

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