Burr Ridge Coronavirus Cases Edge Up

BURR RIDGE, IL — Burr Ridge is seeing a lower rate of increase in coronavirus cases than other nearby towns, according to health authorities. As of Sunday, the village had 65 cases of the coronavirus, up six from the previous week, a 10 percent increase.

Darien, meanwhile, saw its caseload jump by a third, while Hinsdale's went up 2½ times.

Burr Ridge's caseload may be largely driven by an outbreak at the Harvester Place assisted living facility, where the state reports 38 coronavirus cases and 10 related deaths.

"Even though Burr Ridge and our area has encouraging numbers, we have to remain vigilant and continue to honor social distancing," Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso said in his daily bulletin on the coronavirus Sunday. "This coming week should provide us with the best evidence from positive test cases and overall testing about whether we can or should realistically open the economy, regionally, and faster than waiting until June."

As of Sunday, Burr Ridge had 6 coronavirus cases per thousand people. That compares to 1.4 in Western Springs, 2.9 in La Grange Park, 3 in Elmhurst and Clarendon Hills, 3.6 in Darien, 4 in DuPage County as a whole, 6.5 in La Grange and 7.2 in Hinsdale.

The south suburbs, meanwhile, are seeing higher rates. Park Forest, for example, has 14.8 cases per thousand people.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 61,499. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 2,618 Illinois residents. Health authorities do not provide the number of deaths by municipality.

Nationally, nearly 1.2 million people have caught the virus, and 68,286 people have died from it.

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