Darien Virus Rate Up Slightly In Last Week: County

Darien IL

24 January, 2021

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DARIEN, IL — Darien saw its percentage rate in new coronavirus cases tick up slightly in the last week. As of Sunday, Darien had 1,383 coronavirus cases, up 52 cases from a week before, or a 3.9 percent increase, according to the DuPage County Health Department. The previous three weeks' increases, in chronological order, were 7.5 percent, 4.5 percent and 3.7 percent. The number of local deaths from the coronavirus stayed the same in the last week, still totaling 17. That works out to less than a thousandth of Darien's population. The number of those who have recovered is unavailable. Here's a look at the number of accumulated cases since the beginning of the crisis: DateDarienDuPageApril 115379April 12401,165April 19471,693April 26602,447May 3803,663May 10834,615May 17945,892May 241077,063May 311137,717June 71168,120June 141258,434June 211318,684June 281408,944July 51429,315July 121479,721July 1915510,185July 2617010,880Aug. 218411,458Aug. 919812,229Aug. 1621612,880Aug. 2322913,765Aug. 3025214,459Sept. 626415,296Sept. 1328015,997Sept. 2029816,559Sept. 2731717,435Oct. 432518,174Oct. 1135419,269Oct. 1838520,715Oct. 2541322,339Nov. 144724,042Nov. 852828,230Nov. 1565333,336Nov. 2276138,418Nov. 2985743,445Dec. 695748,257Dec. 131,05252,966Dec. 201,09555,532Dec. 271,14357,741Jan. 31,22960,630Jan. 101,28462,987Jan. 171,33165,248Jan. 241,38367,124 Darien's rate of increase in coronavirus cases of 3.9 percent was higher than DuPage County's 2.9 percent hike in the last week. Darien makes up 2.3 percent of the county's population, but only 2.1 percent of the county's coronavirus caseload. As of Sunday, Darien had 63.9 coronavirus cases per thousand people, better than most of its neighbors. The figure compares to 63.4 in La Grange Park, 65.9 in Western Springs, 68.5 in Hinsdale, 72.7 in DuPage County, 74 in Elmhurst, 76.9 in Clarendon Hills, 80.4 in suburban Cook County, 83.8 in Burr Ridge and 89.6 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands). As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,101,819, up 3.5 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 18,750 state residents. Nationally, 24.9 million people have caught the virus, up 5.2 percent from the week before. A total of 416,010 people have died from the virus in the United States. Read more: 42 AMC Theaters To Reopen In Illinois This Month: See Where Don't miss updates in Darien as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.