100 New Coronavirus Cases in Darien: County

Hinsdale IL

06 December, 2020

6:53 PM

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DARIEN, IL — Darien saw 100 new coronavirus cases in the last week, or a 10 percent increase, according to the DuPage County Health Department. As of Sunday, Darien had seen 957 cases since the beginning of the pandemic. That works out to 4.4 percent of Darien's population. The number of local deaths from the coronavirus increased by three from the previous week, totaling 12, according to the health department. That works out to less than a thousandth of a percent 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. 695748,257 Darien's rate of increase of 10 percent was less than DuPage County's 11 percent hike. Darien makes up 2.3 percent of the county's population, but only 2 percent of the county's coronavirus caseload. As of Sunday, Darien had 44.2 coronavirus cases per thousand people, better than most of its neighbors. The figure compares to 40.4 in La Grange Park, 45.6 in Hinsdale, 46.8 in Western Springs, 52.1 in Elmhurst, 52.3 in Clarendon Hills and DuPage County, 56.9 in suburban Cook County, 57.1 in Burr Ridge and 62.7 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands). As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 787,573, up 9.2 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 13,255 state residents. Nationally, 14.5 million people have caught the virus, up 10 percent from the week before. A total of 280,135 people have died from the virus in the United States. Read more: 148 More Illinoisans Dead, 10,526 New Virus Cases Reported Friday Don't miss updates in Darien as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.