McHenry Times

As of March 7, there have been 10,957 McHenry County residents in their 40s who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to numbers being reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

There have been 109,338 residents in their 40s in the county who had been tested, meaning that 10 percent of those tested have the coronavirus. Through March 7, there have been 75,084 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 467 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 %
March 7	919,139	75,084	8.2
March 4	915,476	75,002	8.2
March 3	912,812	74,959	8.2
March 2	910,467	74,928	8.2
March 1	908,787	74,875	8.2
February 28	907,742	74,815	8.2