Western Springs' Rate Of New Virus Cases Up: County

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — Last week, Western Springs saw the rate of new coronavirus cases increase, according to the latest Cook County Public Health Department numbers.

As of Sunday, Western Springs had 812 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, up 49 from a week earlier, or a 6.4 percent hike. The week before, the village experienced a 4.2 percent increase.

The number of Western Springs' virus-related deaths remained the same at four, with the last one reported as being on Nov 21, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. That's a mortality rate of less than 1 percent. All the local deaths have been those who were 58 or older, according to the county medical examiner.

Here is a look at how Western Springs' coronavirus cases have grown:

As of Sunday, Western Springs had 60.8 coronavirus cases per thousand people, better than most of its neighbors. The figure compares to 56.2 in La Grange Park, 59.4 in Darien, 62.8 in Hinsdale, 68.2 in DuPage County, 70 in Elmhurst, 71 Clarendon Hills, 75 in suburban Cook County, 76.9 in Burr Ridge and 83.5 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands).

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,024,039, up 4.6 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 17,494 state residents.

Nationally, 21.9 million people have caught the virus, up 7.4 percent from the week before. A total of 367,652 people have died from the virus in the United States.

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