Virus Rate Drops 3 Weeks In Row In La Grange: County

La Grange IL

03 May, 2021

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LA GRANGE, IL — For the third week in a row, La Grange saw a drop in the percentage increase in coronavirus cases, according to the Cook County Health Department. As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had seen 2,165 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, up 33 from a week before, or a 1.5 percent increase. That was slightly down from the previous week's 1.6 percent hike. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the local number of recorded coronavirus-related deaths stayed the same in the last week, at 31. The latest death was Feb 13. All the local deaths have been those who were 61 or older, according to the medical examiner. The mortality rate among La Grange cases is 1.4 percent. About a tenth of 1 percent of the local population has died from the virus. Here is a look at the growth in coronavirus numbers in La Grange, including La Grange Highlands: DateLa GrangeSuburban CookApril 12, 2020275,512April 19, 2020497,893April 26, 20206811,688May 3, 202010016,356May 10, 202012220,154May 17, 202014523,839May 24, 202016127,573May 31, 202017530,149June 7, 202018231,894June 14, 202018633,057June 21, 202019134,087June 28, 202019735,137July 5, 202020736,242July 12, 202022637,414July 19, 202025338,746July 26, 202027240,439Aug. 2, 202029641,965Aug. 9, 202030943,627Aug. 16, 202033645,797Aug. 23, 202035348,111Aug. 30, 202038050,119Sept. 6, 202041652,973Sept. 13, 202043455,027Sept. 20, 202045556,808Sept. 27, 202047058,868Oct. 4, 202048761,099Oct. 11, 202050763,990Oct. 18, 202052667,825Oct. 25, 202055472,167Nov. 1, 202057776,070Nov. 8, 202066285,935Nov. 15, 2020831101,257Nov. 22, 2020963113,718Nov. 29, 20201,063126,550Dec. 6, 20201,198139,697Dec. 13, 20201,297151,761Dec. 20, 20201,397161,592Dec. 27, 20201,450169,188Jan. 3, 20211,500175,510Jan. 10, 20211,596184,374Jan. 17, 20211,670191,400Jan. 24, 20211,712194,474Jan. 31, 20211,744201,944Feb. 7, 20211,761205,149Feb. 14, 20211,796207,433Feb. 21, 20211,819210,516Feb. 28, 20211,845212,428March 7, 20211,865214,356March 14, 20211,882216,335March 21, 20211,912218,512March 28, 20211,965221,233April 4, 20212,009224,708April 11, 20212,056228,663April 18, 20212,098232,883April 25, 20212,132236,648May 2, 20212,165240,085 As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had 113.3 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning, the worst among its surveyed neighbors. The figure compares to 79 in Darien, 81.5 in La Grange Park, 88.5 in DuPage County, 89.1 in Western Springs, 90.3 in Hinsdale, 91.4 in Elmhurst, 96.5 in Clarendon Hills, 97.7 in suburban Cook County and 101.6 in Burr Ridge. Read more: Over Half Illinois Residents Over 16 Have Now Been Vaccinated — Don't miss updates in La Grange as they are announced — Sign up for Pat As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,337,868, up 1.2 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 21,992 state residents. Nationally, 32.1 million people have caught the virus, up 1.1 percent from the week before. A total of 573,012 people have died from the virus in the United States.