La Grange Sees Slight Increase In New Virus Cases: County

LA GRANGE, IL — La Grange saw a slight percentage increase in new coronavirus cases last week, according to the Cook County Public Health Department.

As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had seen 1,796 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, up 35 from a week before, or a 2 percent increase. The previous's hike was 1 percent. In the weeks before that, the increases ranged from 1.9 percent to 6.4 percent.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the local number of coronavirus-related deaths stayed the same in the last week, at 30. The latest death was Jan. 28. All the local deaths have been those who were 62 or older, according to the medical examiner.

The mortality rate among La Grange cases is 1.7 percent. Of the entire population of La Grange and La Grange Highlands, 9.4 percent have been infected with the coronavirus. About a tenth of 1 percent of the population have died from the virus.

Here is a look at the growth in coronavirus numbers in La Grange, including La Grange Highlands:

As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had 94 coronavirus cases per thousand people, the worst among its surveyed neighbors. The figure compares to 67.8 in Darien, 68 in La Grange Park, 69.9 in Western Springs, 74.2 in Hinsdale, 76.3 in DuPage County, 77.2 in Elmhurst, 80.2 in Clarendon Hills, 84.4 in suburban Cook County and 88.6 in Burr Ridge.

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As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,162,154, up 1.4 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 19,961 state residents.

Nationally, 27.4 million people have caught the virus, up 2.5 percent from the week before. A total of 482,536 people have died from the virus in the United States.