Hinsdale Sees Virus Rate Increase: Agencies

HINSDALE, IL — Hinsdale saw a hike in its percentage rate of increase in coronavirus cases last week, according to county agencies. Clarendon Hills experienced a slight drop.

As of this weekend, Hinsdale had 1,445 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, up 45 from a week before, or a 3.2 percent hike. The previous week's increase was 2.3 percent.

Meanwhile, Clarendon Hills reached 778 as this weekend, up 16 from a week before, or a 2.1 percent increase. The village saw a 2.3 percent hike the week before.

The number of those who have recovered is unavailable.

Hinsdale saw no new coronavirus deaths in the last week, with the total still at 60 since the pandemic's beginning, according to county agencies. Clarendon Hills' number of deaths also stayed the same, at 12. Hinsdale's number is largely driven by a coronavirus outbreak at ManorCare Hinsdale nursing home earlier in the crisis.

Here is the growth in coronavirus case numbers in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills:

As of this weekend, Hinsdale had 81.9 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning. The figure compares to 71.8 in Darien, 74.4 in La Grange Park, 78.2 in Western Springs, 81.3 in DuPage County, 83.8 in Elmhurst, 88.9 in Clarendon Hills, 90 in suburban Cook County, 94.6 in Burr Ridge and 102.8 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands).

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As of this weekend, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,232,900, up 1 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 21,203 state residents.

Nationally, 29.9 million people have caught the virus, up 1.2 percent from the week before. A total of 543,975 people have died from the virus in the United States.