La Grange Sees Burst Of Virus Cases: County

La Grange IL

02 January, 2022

11:36 AM

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LA GRANGE, IL — La Grange saw the most weekly coronavirus cases in the latest surge in the pandemic, according to the Cook County Public Health Department. As of Sunday, the village had 2,535 cases since the pandemic's beginning, up 196 from the previous week. The week before last, the village experienced 110 new cases. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the local number of recorded coronavirus-related deaths in La Grange stayed the same in the last week, at 40. The latest deaths were Nov. 30, Nov. 26, Nov. 18 and Nov. 10, according to the medical examiner. Here's a look at the number of accumulated cases in La Grange: DateLa GrangeSuburban CookNov. 7, 20211,928293,070Nov. 14, 20211,951296,498Nov. 21, 20211,981300,729Nov. 28, 20212,020305,638Dec. 5, 20212,084311,393Dec. 12, 20212,155318,997Dec. 19, 20212,229329,996Dec. 26, 20212,339344,425Jan. 3, 20222,535367,246 As of Sunday, La Grange had 140 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning. The figure compares to 120 in Darien, 137 in DuPage County, 140 in Hinsdale, 143 in La Grange Park, 145 in Elmhurst, 149 in suburban Cook County, 152 in Clarendon Hills and 159 in Western Springs. As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 2,149,548, a 6.3 percent increase from the previous week, according to the state Department of Public Health. The number of confirmed deaths so far is 27,821. Nationally, 53.8 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported, a 4.3 percent increase from the previous week, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 820,355 people have died from the virus in the United States.