Darien's Virus Cases Up By 8%: Agency

Hinsdale IL

01 November, 2020

6:53 PM

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DARIEN, IL — Darien saw an 8 percent rise in coronavirus cases in the first four days of last week, according to the DuPage County Health Department. The department has not updated its statistics since Thursday, citing a problem in reporting from the state Department of Public Health. The partial week's 8 percent rise is higher than the entire previous week's increase, which was 7 percent. The number of reported cases in Darien is now 447, up 34 from the week before. The number of those who are considered recovered is unavailable. The number of local deaths from the coronavirus was eight as of Sunday since the pandemic's beginning, the same as it has been for weeks, according to the health department. Here's a look at the coronavirus numbers: 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. 244724,042 Darien's rate of increase of 8 percent was the same as DuPage County as a whole. Darien makes up 2.3 percent of the county's population, but only 1.9 percent of the county's coronavirus caseload. As of Sunday, Darien had 20.7 coronavirus cases per thousand people, better than most of its neighbors. The figure compares to 19.5 in La Grange Park, 22.2 in Western Springs, 25 in Clarendon Hills, 26 in DuPage County, 26.4 in Elmhurst, 27 in Hinsdale, 29.1 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands), 31 in suburban Cook County and 31.8 in Burr Ridge. As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 417,280, up 12 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 9,792 state residents. Nationally, 9.1 million people have caught the virus, up 6 percent from the week before. A total of 229,932 people have died from the virus in the United States. IL Reports Almost 7,000 New Coronavirus Cases, Another Record Don't miss updates in Darien as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.