New Weekly Coronavirus Cases Continue Rising In Northbrook

NORTHBROOK, IL — Health officials in Illinois are continuing to see an uptick in coronavirus cases across the state. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Wednesday 3,790 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, including 28 additional deaths.

In Northbrook, cases have been rising for the last month after a drastic drop in cases to start 2021. As of Thursday, there have been 2,982 confirmed coronavirus-related cases in Glenview, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. These numbers indicate an +53.1 percent change in confirmed cases over the last 14 days.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 116 people have died due to COVID-19 in Northbrook since March 29, 2020. The latest two deaths came on April 5. The most deaths in a single day since the pandemic began was four on Nov. 12 and Nov. 19, of 2020.

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 — 6 TOTAL

• 2/2 (1), 2/11 (1), 2/14 (1), 2/15 (1), 2/17 (1), 2/25 (1)

MARCH — 2 TOTAL

• 3/13 (1), 3/30 (1)

APRIL — 2 TOTAL

• 4/5 (2)

According to the medical examiner, the age breakdown for the 116 deaths are: 80+ (79), 70-79 (19), 60-69 (14), 50-59 (2), 40-49 (1) and 30-39 (1).

Where To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine In Illinois

As of Thursday, the Cook County Department of Health is reporting 227,272 confirmed cases and 4,143 deaths since the pandemic began. 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).

For more information on how to get a coronavirus vaccine in Illinois, visit Patch's information page.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from March 31-April 6 is 4.1 percent, according to the IDPH. The preliminary seven-day statewide test positivity from March 31-April 6 is 4.6 percent.

The total number of COVID-19 vaccine doses for Illinois is 8,423,845. This number includes doses allocated for the federal government’s Pharmacy Partnership Program for long-term care facilities, which effectively has ended according to the IDPH. A total of 6,552,982 vaccines have been administered in Illinois as of midnight Wednesday. The seven-day rolling average of vaccines administered daily is 107,302 doses. On Tuesday, 139,724 doses were reported administered in Illinois.

The IDPH is reporting 25,603 confirmed cases in Cook County long-term facilities and 3,549 deaths. 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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