No Coronavirus Deaths In Nearly 2 Months In Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights IL

04 September, 2020

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ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, Arlington Heights has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 34 people have died due to COVID-19 in Arlington Heights since April 8. That marks eight weeks without a death since July 10. The most deaths in a single day since the start of the outbreak was six on May 23. As of Friday, there have been 953 confirmed coronavirus-related cases in Arlington Heights, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of 69 cases since Aug. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 61 cases between Aug. 21-28. In addition, 46,243 people have been tested across zip codes 60004, 60005, 60008 and 60056, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of 2,213 tests since Aug. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 3,365 tests between Aug. 21-28. Here is a breakdown of COVID-19 related deaths by date in Arlington Heights: April 8 — 1April 19 — 1April 23 — 1April 28 — 1May 4 — 1May 7 — 1May 8 — 1May 9 — 1May 12 — 1May 13 — 3May 14 — 2May 20 — 1May 22 — 1May 23 — 6May 24 — 1May 26 — 1May 27 — 1May 28 — 1June 4 — 1June 6 — 2June 7 — 1June 9 — 1June 25 — 1July 4 — 1July 10 — 1 According to the medical examiner, the age breakdown for the 34 deaths is: 80+ (21), 70-79 (10) 60-69 (two) and 50-59 (one). Fauci Fears Illinois Will See Labor Day Coronavirus Case Surge The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 13,933 confirmed cases in Cook County long-term facilities and 2,372 deaths. These numbers indicate an increase of 192 cases and 22 deaths since what we reported on Aug. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 27 cases and two deaths between Aug. 14-21. In the past, the IDPH has twice temporarily removed some cases and deaths since Patch has been tracking these numbers, before including them back in at a later date. Here is a breakdown of cases and deaths at some of these facilities in Arlington Heights: Manor Care at Arlington Heights — 27 cases, 2 deathsThe Mooring of Arlington Heights —3 cases, 0 deathsThe Reserve at Arlington Heights — 11 cases, 1 deathWaverly Inn Memory Care Community — 18 cases, 8 deaths These numbers include both residents and employees of the long-term care facilities. Earlier this week, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced a slowdown in data processing within IDPH systems affected the reporting of COVID-19 tests due to the large volume of testing occurring in Illinois. As a result, 5,368 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Illinois Friday, including 29 additional confirmed deaths.The latest deaths include: Bond County: 1 male 70sCook County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 50s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 80sCumberland County: 1 female 90sEdgar County: 1 female 90sHenry County: 1 male 90sKankakee County: 1 male 90sLake County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70sLaSalle County: 1 female 80sMacoupin County: 1 male 70sMadison County: 2 male 70sMcHenry County: 1 male 80sMcLean County: 1 male 90sMoultrie County: 1 female 90sPerry County: 1 male 60sRichland County: 1 female 90sRock Island County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 90sStark County: 1 male 80sTazewell County: 1 female 80sWill County: 1 female 70sWilliamson County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 245,371 cases, including 8,143 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years.The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Aug. 28 – Sept. 3 is 4.1 percent. Using a 7-day rolling average for this metric helps account for any variation in day to day data collection, such as a data processing slowdown, and provides the public and decisions makers with a consistent picture of trends over time. As of Thursday, 1,621 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 360 patients were in the ICU and 155 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 149,273 specimens for a total of 4,309,941.