Darien Sees Smaller Jump In Virus Cases

Hinsdale IL

08 September, 2020

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DARIEN, IL — As of Sunday, Darien saw a 5 percent increase in coronavirus cases in the last week, according to the DuPage County Health Department. That's half of the previous week's jump of 10 percent. The number of deaths from the coronavirus remains at six in Darien, as it has for weeks, the department says. 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. 626415,296 In DuPage County, Addison has the highest number of cases with 1,122, which works out to 30.8 per thousand. It is followed by West Chicago, with 1,062 cases, or 39.6 per thousand. Despite the high caseloads, both towns have seen relatively few deaths — 9 in Addison and 12 in West Chicago. Darien's rate of increase of 5 percent was less than DuPage County as a whole, which saw its caseload rise by 6 percent in the last week. Darien makes up 2.3 percent of the county's population, but only 1.7 percent of the county's coronavirus caseload. As of Sunday, Darien had 12.2 coronavirus cases per thousand people, better than its neighbors. The figure compares to 13.4 in La Grange Park, 14.2 in Western Springs, 15.3 in Elmhurst, 16.5 in Clarendon Hills, 16.6 in DuPage County, 19.1 in Hinsdale, 21.5 in Burr Ridge, 21.6 in suburban Cook County and 21.8 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands). As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 250,961, up 8 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 8,179 state residents. Nationally, 6.2 million people have caught the virus, up 7 percent from the week before. A total of 188,513 people have died from the virus in the United States. Kane-DuPage Positivity Rate Hits Highest Mark Of Pandemic: IDPH Don't miss updates in Darien as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.