As of Dec. 21, there have been 6,908 McHenry County residents in their fifties who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
There have been 95,637 residents in their fifties in the county who had been tested, meaning that 7.2 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through Dec. 21, there have been 43,836 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 360 deaths from the coronavirus in McHenry 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 21 | 702,872 | 43,836 | 6.2 |
| December 20 | 699,312 | 43,681 | 6.2 |
| December 17 | 690,414 | 42,933 | 6.2 |
| December 16 | 685,473 | 42,717 | 6.2 |
| December 15 | 680,684 | 42,383 | 6.2 |
| December 14 | 677,598 | 42,153 | 6.2 |
| December 13 | 675,033 | 41,962 | 6.2 |
