Darien Sees Smallest Virus Increase In Months

Hinsdale IL

05 October, 2020

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DARIEN, IL — Darien saw its smallest percentage weekly increase in coronavirus cases since early July. As of Sunday, Darien's caseload went up by eight, to 325, according to the DuPage County Health Department. That represented a 2.5 percent increase. The number of those who are considered recovered is unavailable. For months, Darien had the lowest number of cases per capita among the nearby towns surveyed by Patch. But La Grange Park passed Darien two weeks ago, government figures show. The number of local deaths from the coronavirus was eight as of Sunday, up by one from the previous week, 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. 432518,174 In DuPage County, Addison has the highest number of cases with 1,321, which works out to 36.2 per thousand. It is followed by West Chicago, with 1,179 cases, or 44 per thousand. Despite the high caseloads, both towns have seen relatively few deaths — 10 in Addison and 13 in West Chicago. Darien's rate of increase of 2.5 percent was lower than DuPage County as a whole, which saw its caseload rise by 4 percent in the last week. Darien makes up 2.3 percent of the county's population, but only 1.8 percent of the county's coronavirus caseload. As of Sunday, Darien had 15 coronavirus cases per thousand people, better than most of its neighbors. The figure compares to 14.7 in La Grange Park, 18.2 in Western Springs, 19.7 in Clarendon Hills and DuPage County, 20.4 in Elmhurst, 22.6 in Hinsdale, 24.9 in suburban Cook County, 25.5 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands) and 26.4 in Burr Ridge. As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 301,541, up 5 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 8,791 state residents. Nationally, 7.4 million people have caught the virus, up 4 percent from the week before. A total of 208,821 people have died from the virus in the United States. IL: 2,000+ Cases For 3rd Day In A Row, Most Deaths Since June Don't miss updates in Darien as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.