3 New Coronavirus Deaths, Slight Increase In Cases In Northbrook

NORTHBROOK, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Northbrook has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 109 people have died due to COVID-19 in Northbrook since March 29, 2020. That marks three new deaths since Patch's last report on Feb. 11. For further comparison, there were no new deaths between Feb. 4-11. The most deaths in a single day since the pandemic began was four on Nov. 12 and Nov. 19.

As of Thursday, there have been 2,664 coronavirus-related cases in Northbrook, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of 47 cases since Feb. 11. For further comparison, there was an increase of 45 new cases between Feb. 4-11 and 39 new cases between Jan. 28-Feb. 4. These numbers indicate an -26.3 percent change in confirmed cases over the last 14 days.

In addition, 92,085 people have been tested for the coronavirus across zip codes 60026 and 60062, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That number marks an increase of 2,891 tests since Feb. 11. For further comparison, there was an increase in tests of 3,012 between Feb. 4-11.

Here is a breakdown of COVID-19 related deaths in Northbrook:

2020

MARCH — 2 TOTAL

• 3/29 (1), 3/30 (1)

APRIL — 11 TOTAL

• 4/3 (1), 4/23 (2), 4/24 (1), 4/26 (1), 4/28 (3), 4/29 (2), 4/30 (1)

MAY — 19 TOTAL

• 5/3 (1), 5/4 (2), 5/5 (1), 5/6 (2), 5/7 (2), 5/10 (1), 5/13 (2), 5/17 (2), 5/19 (1), 5/21 (1), 5/24 (1), 5/28 (1), 5/29 (1), 5/30 (1)

JUNE — 7 TOTAL

• 6/1 (1), 6/2 (1), 6/3 (1), 6/4 (1), 6/14 (1), 6/17 (1), 6/18 (1)

JULY — 3 TOTAL

• 7/8 (1), 7/14 (1), 7/21 (1)

AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER — NONE

OCTOBER — 1 TOTAL

• 10/10 (1)

NOVEMBER — 30 TOTAL

• 11/9 (1), 11/12 (4), 11/14 (1), 11/15 (2), 11/16 (1), 11/17 (3), 11/18 (2), 11/19 (4), 11/20 (1), 11/22 (1), 11/23 (2), 11/25 (1), 11/26 (2), 11/27 (1), 11/28 (2), 11/30 (2)

DECEMBER — 23 TOTAL

• 12/4 (1), 12/6 (2), 12/8 (1), 12/9 (2), 12/11 (3), 12/13 (1), 12/14 (1), 12/17 (2), 12/19 (2), 12/20 (2), 12/21 (1), 12/22 (1), 12/23 (1), 12/27 (1), 12/28 (1), 12/29 (1)

2021

JANUARY — 9 TOTAL

• 1/2 (1), 1/9 (1), 1/11 (1), 1/15 (1), 1/16 (1), 1/18 (1), 1/23 (1), 1/24 (1), 1/29 (1)

FEBRUARY — 4 TOTAL

• 2/2 (1), 2/11 (1), 2/14 (1), 2/15 (1)

According to the medical examiner, the age breakdown for the 109 deaths are: 80+ (75), 70-79 (18), 60-69 (13), 50-59 (1), 40-49 (1) and 30-39 (1).

As of Thursday, the Cook County Department of Health is reporting 210,249 confirmed cases and 3,933 deaths since the pandemic began. That marks an increase of 2,930 cases and 64 deaths since Patch's last update on Feb. 11. For further comparison, there was an increase of 3,049 cases and 65 deaths between Feb. 4-11. These numbers include all confirmed and probable cases under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Department of Public Health (excludes Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie, and Stickney Township).

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 23,758 confirmed cases in Cook County long-term facilities and 3,280 deaths. That marks an increase of 454 cases and 27 deaths since our last report on Feb. 11. In the past, the IDPH has temporarily removed some cases and deaths on three different occasions since Patch has been tracking these numbers, before including them back in at a later date.

Here is a breakdown of reported outbreak cases and deaths at some of these facilities in Northbrook:

• Brookdale Northbrook — 18 cases, 0 deaths (open)/5 cases, 3 deaths (closed)
• Citadel of Northbrook — 155 cases, 15 deaths
• Covenant Living of Northbrook — 2 cases, 0 deaths (numbers are as of June 5; not included in any reports since)
• Elevate Care Northbrook — 93 cases, 18 deaths
• Northbrook Inn Memory Care — 18 cases, 5 deaths
• North Shore Place — 47 cases, 3 deaths (open)/9 cases, 0 deaths (closed)
• Lake Cook Rehab and Healthcare — 51 cases, 12 deaths (closed)/12 cases, 0 deaths (open)

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

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