COVID-19 Cases Top 4,000 In McHenry Co.

MCHENRY COUNTY, IL — There have now been more than 4,200 confirmed cases of coronavirus in McHenry County, according to county health department data.

As of Monday evening, 4,262 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in McHenry County since the onslaught of the pandemic and there have been 117 deaths. The recovery rate is 96 percent, according to the McHenry County Health Department's website.

Meanwhile, state health officials on Monday announced 1,373 new cases of the coronavirus and 5 additional deaths from COVID-19, the respiratory illness caused by the virus. The statewide totals now stand at 262,744 confirmed infections and 8,314 known deaths.

No new deaths were reported in McHenry County on Monday.

• Illinois Coronavirus Update Sept. 14: 262,744 Cases, 8,314 Deaths

In McHenry County, the health department also breaks down the county's case count by zip code. As of Monday, here is a look at how many cases have been confirmed in the reported zip codes in the county:

• 60098 (Woodstock): 642
• 60018 (Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Prairie Grove, Lakewood): 638
• 60156 (Lake in the Hills, Crystal Lake): 384
• 60102 (Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Cary): 329
• 60012 (Crystal Lake, Bull Valley, Prairie Grove): 148
• 60013 (Algonquin, LITH, Cary): 274
• 60142 (Huntley): 271
• 60033 (Harvard): 442
• 60051 (McHenry): 208

Positivity rates have been increasing in Region 9, which consists of Lake and McHenry counties, in recent weeks. The region was the only one in the Chicago area to see its rate increase during the first week of September, according to IDPH stats.

As of Sept. 8, Region 9 had a 6.5 percent positivity rate, which was a .4 percent increase from a week earlier.

• Coronavirus Positivity Rate Declines Across Most Of Illinois

If a region has a positivity rate above 8 percent for three or more days in a row, public health officials have imposed additional measures to slow the spread of the virus.

Officials also promise new restrictions if a region's positivity rates show increases for seven of 10 days — as well as if increasing hospitalizations lead the availability of hospital beds to drop below 20 percent or if there is an increase to the rounded rolling average of daily new hospital admissions with "COVID-like illnesses," or CLI, during seven or more of the past 10 days.

Here is a look at the latest stats for COVID-19 in Region 9:

• 6.5 percent positivity rate on Sept. 8, an increase of 0.4 percentage points compared to a week earlier. State public health officials last month added Lake County to its list of those that have reached a warning level for a surge of cases.
• Seven new daily hospital admissions, down from nine a week earlier
• 41 percent of surgical beds and 56 percent of ICU beds were available, up from 38 percent and 50 percent, respectively, compared to the prior week

And here is a look at total case counts for COVID-19 in other counties in the Chicago area as of Monday:

• McHenry County: 4,275 cases, 117 deaths
• Lake County: 15,818 cases, 481 deaths
• Suburban Cook County: 59,865 cases, 2,218 deaths
• Chicago: 75,409 cases, 2,916 deaths
• DuPage County: 16,123 cases, 545 deaths
• Will County: 12,888 cases, 367 deaths
• Kane County: 12,135 cases, 323 deaths