New Coronavirus Cases Continue Monthlong Slide In Deerfield

DEERFIELD, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Deerfield has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 1,599 people have contracted COVID-19 in Deerfield since the outbreak began. That's an increase of 25 cases since Patch's last report on Jan. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 50 cases between Jan. 21-28 and 53 cases between Jan. 14-21.

The Lake County Health Department reports there have been 52,478 confirmed cases in Lake County. That's an increase of 927 cases since Jan. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 1,234 cases between Jan. 21-28. In addition, there have been 868 deaths, marking an increase of seven since Jan. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 35 deaths between Jan. 21-28.

The Lake County recovery rate from the coronavirus is currently 97.9 percent. Recovered cases are defined as persons with initial positive specimen collection date greater than 42 days who have not expired. The Recovery rate is calculated as the recovered cases divided by the sum of recovered cases and total deceased cases.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 36,157 people have been tested across Deerfield (zip codes 60015) as of Friday. That marks an increase of 940 tests since Jan. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 2,038 tests between Jan. 21-28.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 27 people have died due to COVID-19 in the Cook County portion of Deerfield since April 6. The last death was on Jan. 22.

Here is a breakdown of COVID-19 related deaths by date in Deerfield:

2020

APRIL — 4 TOTAL

• 4/6 (1), 4/13 (1), 4/18 (1), 4/29 (1)

MAY — 4 TOTAL

• 5/12 (1), 5/19 (2), 5/28 (1)

JUNE — 1 TOTAL

• 6/9 (1)

JULY — 1 TOTAL

• 7/22 (1)

AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER — NONE

OCTOBER — 2 TOTAL

• 10/4 (1), 10/31 (1)

NOVEMBER — 8 TOTAL

• 11/2 (1), 11/3 (2), 11/4 (1), 11/9 (1), 11/11 (1), 11/13 (1), 11/20 (1)

DECEMBER — 4 TOTAL

• 12/1 (1), 12/18 (1), 12/22 (1), 12/30 (1)

2021

JANUARY - 3 TOTAL

• 1/4 (1), 1/9 (1), 1/22 (1)

According to the medical examiner, the age breakdown for the 27 deaths are: 80+ (16), 70-79 (5), 60-69 (3), 50-59 (1) and 40-49 (2).

Indoor Dining Reopens In Deerfield

As of Thursday, there have been 93 coronavirus-related cases in the Cook County portion of Deerfield, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. That number marks no increase since our last report on Jan. 28.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there have been 3,809 3,810 confirmed coronavirus cases and 593 513 deaths in long-term care facilities in Lake County. These numbers both indicate decreases in the numbers Patch reported on Jan. 28. In the past, the IDPH has twice temporarily removed some cases and deaths since Patch has been tracking these numbers, before including them back in at a later date.

Here is a breakdown of cases and deaths at some of these facilities in Deerfield:

• Whitehall of Deerfield — 67 cases, 3 deaths (closed)/35 cases, 2 deaths (open)

These numbers include both residents and employees of the long-term care facilities.

Related: Illinois Criticized For Slow Vaccinations At Nursing Homes

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