Grundy Reporter

As of Jan. 27, there have been 997 Grundy County residents in their 60s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 12,737 residents in their 60s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.8 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 27, there have been 12,076 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 121 deaths from the coronavirus in Grundy 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 %
January 27	138,288	12,076	8.7
January 26	137,862	12,033	8.7
January 25	137,441	11,984	8.7
January 24	136,879	11,931	8.7
January 21	135,786	11,779	8.7
January 20	135,179	11,721	8.7
January 19	134,530	11,624	8.6
January 18	133,901	11,532	8.6