15 New Virus Cases In Week In Darien: County

Darien IL

27 March, 2021

12:26 PM

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DARIEN, IL — Darien saw a 1 percent increase last week in the total number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic's beginning, according to the DuPage County Health Department. As of Sunday, Darien had a total of 1,552 coronavirus cases, up 15 from a week before. The week before, the city saw a 1.1 percent increase in cases. The city's number of local coronavirus deaths, which had remained the same for months, increased by one in the last week, to 19. 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. 241,38367,124Jan. 311,42168,619Feb. 71,44169,541Feb. 141,46670,450Feb. 211,48471,191Feb. 281,50371,873March 71,50672,685March 141,52073,389March 211,53774,246March 281,55275,073 Darien's rate of increase in coronavirus cases of 1 percent was higher than DuPage County's 0.9 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 71.8 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning, better than its neighbors. The figure compares to 74.4 in La Grange Park, 78.2 in Western Springs, 81.3 in DuPage County, 81.9 in Hinsdale, 83.8 in Elmhurst, 88.9 in Clarendon Hills, 90 in suburban Cook County, 94.6 in Burr Ridge and 102.8 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands). As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,232,900, up 1 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 21,203 state residents. Nationally, 29.9 million people have caught the virus, up 1.2 percent from the week before. A total of 543,975 people have died from the virus in the United States. Read more: 'Moyer Must Go,' Elmhurst Parents Chant Don't miss updates in Darien as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.