Quincy Reporter

As of Feb. 22, there have been 1,451 Adams 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 31,137 residents in their 70s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 4.7 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Feb. 22, there have been 22,052 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 198 deaths from the coronavirus in Adams 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.

Date	Total Tested	Total Positive	Positive %
February 22	332,980	22,052	6.6
February 18	331,563	21,985	6.6
February 17	330,856	21,964	6.6
February 16	330,482	21,927	6.6
February 15	329,865	21,877	6.6
February 14	329,304	21,853	6.6