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New Coronavirus Cases Decrease Slightly In Downers Grove
Since March 2020, Downers Grove has seen 3,494 coronavirus cases, according to DuPage County Health Department.
DOWNERS GROVE, IL — The number of coronavirus cases in Downers Grove has increased by 55 cases in the past week, according to information from the DuPage County Health Department (DCHD). This reflects a slight decrease from the previous week, which showed an increase of 56 cases.
As of Feb. 23, the village had reported 3,439 total cases of the new coronavirus. Those numbers had increased to 3,494 as of March 2, reflecting a rise of 1.6 percent.
September through March weekly coronavirus case count in Downers Grove:
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- Sept. 2: 558
- Sept. 9: 603
- Sept. 16: 631
- Sept. 23: 666
- Sept. 30: 715
- Oct. 7: 766
- Oct. 14: 834
- Oct. 21: 910
- Oct. 28: 956
- Nov. 11: 1,290
- Dec. 2: 2,066
- Dec. 10: 2,251
- Dec. 17: 2,428
- Dec. 22: 2,493
- Dec. 29: 2,667
- Jan. 5: 2,838
- Jan. 12: 2,997
- Jan. 19: 3,113
- Jan. 26: 3,202
- Feb. 2: 3,265
- Feb. 9: 3,324
- Feb. 16: 3,383
- Feb. 23: 3,439
- March 2: 3,494
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In nearby Westmont, the number of coronavirus cases had increased by 18 cases in the past week. The previous week, Westmont reported an increase of 14 cases. As of Feb. 23, there had been 1,808 cases reported in Westmont. The total number of cases reported in Westmont as of March 2 was 1,826, which reflects an increase of just under 1 percent.
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September through March weekly coronavirus case count in Westmont:
- Sept. 2: 522
- Sept. 9: 533
- Sept. 16: 542
- Sept. 23: 555
- Sept. 30: 572
- Oct. 7: 594
- Oct. 14: 623
- Oct. 21: 646
- Oct. 28: 667
- Nov. 11: 834
- Dec. 2: 1,155
- Dec. 10: 1,262
- Dec. 17: 1,345
- Dec. 22: 1,382
- Dec. 29: 1,471
- Jan. 5: 1,539
- Jan. 12: 1,612
- Jan. 19: 1,665
- Jan. 26: 1,710
- Feb. 2: 1,743
- Feb. 9: 1,771
- Feb. 16: 1,794
- Feb. 23: 1,808
- March 2: 1,826
Since March, Downers Grove has had 60 coronavirus-related deaths and Westmont has had 82 coronavirus-related deaths.
DuPage County recently reported that close to one in seven residents had received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The county also marked another milestone as its overall coronavirus positivity rate dropped to its lowest point since June 2020.
The risk of transmission in DuPage County is currently classified as "substantial."
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