Grundy Reporter

As of Jan. 31, there have been 1,653 Grundy County residents in their 50s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 17,754 residents in their 50s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 9.3 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Jan. 31, there have been 12,170 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 123 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 31	139,637	12,170	8.7
January 28	138,795	12,114	8.7
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