Western Springs' Rate Of New Virus Cases Up: County

Western Springs IL

11 January, 2021

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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: DateWestern SpringsSuburban CookApril 12125,512April 19147,893April 261611,688May 31916,356May 102420,154May 173323,839May 243927,573May 314230,149June 74431,894June 144433,057June 274734,087June 285035,137July 56336,242July 128337,414July 1910238,746July 2611640,439Aug. 312741,965Aug. 1013143,627Aug. 1614345,797Aug. 2315448,111Aug. 3016950,199Sept. 619052,973Sept. 1320355,027Sept. 2021856,808Sept. 2723358,868Oct. 424361,099Oct. 1126163,990Oct. 1827167,825Oct. 2528172,167Nov. 129776,070Nov. 834185,935Nov. 15430101,257Nov. 22486113,718Nov. 29550126,550Dec. 6625139,697Dec. 13672151,761Dec. 20709161,592Dec. 27739169,188Jan. 3763175,510Jan. 10812184,374 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. Read More: IL Passes 1 Million Coronavirus Infections, 17K COVID-19 Deaths Don't miss updates in Western Springs as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.