La Grange Sees Another Hike In Virus Rate: County

La Grange IL

01 June, 2021

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LA GRANGE, IL — For the second week in a row, La Grange saw an increase in its coronavirus rate, according to the Cook County Public Health Department. As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had seen 2,289 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, up 36 from a week before, or a 1.6 percent increase. That was up from the previous week's 1.5 percent hike. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the local number of recorded coronavirus-related deaths increased by two in the last week, to 34. The four latest deaths were May 24, May 22, May 14 and 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 1.5 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, 20212,165240,085May 9, 20212,201243,156May 16, 20212,220245,489May 23, 20212,253247,632May 30, 20212,289249,317 As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had 119.8 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning, the worst among its surveyed neighbors. The figure compares to 81 in Darien, 87.3 in La Grange Park, 90.1 in DuPage County, 92.6 in Hinsdale, 93.8 in Elmhurst, 97.5 in Western Springs, 99.2 in Clarendon Hills, 101.5 in suburban Cook County and 103.9 in Burr Ridge. Read more: Elmhurst Hospital Virus Caseload Dips To Single Digits: Stats — Don't miss updates in La Grange as they are announced — Sign up for Pat As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,381,665, up 0.4 percent from a week earlier. The number of confirmed deaths so far is 22,794. Nationally, 33.1 million people have caught the virus, up 0.5 percent from the week before. A total of 590,959 people have died from the virus in the United States.