Naperville Coronavirus Numbers Rise By 120 Cases In DuPage County

NAPERVILLE, IL — The number of coronavirus cases in Naperville has risen by 120 cases in the past week in DuPage County, according to information from the DuPage County Health Department (DCHD). Those numbers are slightly higher than the previous week, which saw an increase of 114 coronavirus cases.

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As of March 31, there had been 6,716 cases reported in the DuPage County portion of Naperville. The total number of cases reported in Naperville as of April 7 was 6,836 per DCHD, reflecting a weekly increase of just under 1.8 percent. The previous week's increase was just over 1.7 percent.

DCHD recently began sharing the number of probable coronavirus cases in each municipality. In Naperville, there have been 972 probable coronavirus cases since March 2020. Including probable cases, the total coronavirus case count for Naperville is at 7,808.

September through March coronavirus case count in Naperville:

• Sept. 2: 1,016
• Sept. 9: 1,127
• Sept. 16: 1,191
• Sept. 23: 1,251
• Sept. 30: 1,296
• Oct. 7: 1,356
• Oct. 14: 1,455
• Oct. 21: 1,577
• Oct. 28: 1,718
• Nov. 11: 2,474
• Dec. 2: 3,866
• Dec. 10: 4,329
• Dec. 17: 4,695
• Dec. 22: 4,785
• Dec. 29: 5,025
• Jan. 5: 5,251
• Jan. 12: 5,408
• Jan. 19: 5,600
• Jan. 26: 5,712
• Feb. 2: 5,848
• Feb. 9: 5,962
• Feb. 16: 6,087
• Feb. 23: 6,210
• March 2: 6,302
• March 9: 6,424
• March 16: 6,500
• March 23: 6,602
• March 31: 6,716
• April 7: 6,836

There have been a total of 137 confirmed coronavirus-related deaths and 15 probable coronavirus deaths in Naperville since DCHD began tracking coronavirus statistics

As of March 31, nearby Lisle had reported 1,694 total cases of the new coronavirus. Those numbers had increased to 1,751 as of April 7.

In Lisle, there have been 153 probable coronavirus cases since March 2020, according to county health records. With probable cases included, the total case count for Lisle is 1,904.

September through March coronavirus case count in Lisle:

• Sept. 2: 252
• Sept. 9: 270
• Sept. 16: 281
• Sept. 23: 303
• Sept. 30: 315
• Oct. 7: 330
• Oct. 14: 360
• Oct. 21: 398
• Oct. 28: 435
• Nov. 11: 589
• Dec. 2: 904
• Dec. 10: 1,031
• Dec. 17: 1,150
• Dec. 22: 1,199
• Dec. 29: 1,253
• Jan. 5: 1,314
• Jan. 12: 1,406
• Jan. 19: 1,461
• Jan. 26: 1,493
• Feb. 2: 1,514
• Feb. 9: 1,535
• Feb. 16: 1,560
• Feb. 23: 1,587
• March 2: 1,609
• March 9: 1,630
• March 16: 1,646
• March 23: 1,669
• March 31: 1,694
• April 7: 1,751

Lisle saw one additional coronavirus death in the past week. To date, there have been a total of 30 confirmed coronavirus-related deaths and two probable coronavirus deaths in the village, DCHD reports.

The risk of transmission in DuPage County is currently classified as "substantial."

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