School-Aged Virus Cases Again See High Numbers In Will County

Mokena IL

09 November, 2020

12:46 PM

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WILL COUNTY, IL — As case counts and hospitalizations increase around the state, the Will County Health Department shared some information about test positivity, case counts and deaths in the county. According to the health department, data as of Nov. 5 shows that Joliet is the Will County town with the most new cases for the week of Oct. 26. Here are the case totals for towns in Will County for the week of Oct. 26: Joliet, 376 new casesPlainfield, 331 new casesBolingbrook, 197 new casesFrankfort, 172 new casesRomeoville, 131 new casesNew Lenox, 111 new casesLockport, 93 new casesNaperville, 89 new casesHomer Glen, 84 new casesMokena, 83 new casesWilmington, 53 new casesCrete, 50 new casesCrest Hill, 49 new casesAurora, 40 new casesShorewood, 37 new casesManhattan, 31 new casesChannahon, 29 new casesBraidwood, 27 new casesSteger, 26 new casesPeotone, 21 new casesMonee, 17 new casesUniversity Park, 14 new casesBeecher, 10 new casesElwood, 6 new casesRockdale, 5 new casesGodley, 0 new casesPark Forest, 0 new cases The week of Oct. 26 saw the highest number of new cases for all school settings (elementary school, middle school and high school) since Aug. 10, according to the health department. There were 178 new cases for the high school setting, 79 new cases for the middle school setting and 50 new cases for the elementary setting for the week of Oct. 26, according to data from the health department. The health department also broke down the number of coronavirus-related deaths as of Nov. 5 by age and gender: Less than five years old: 0 deaths for either gender10s: 1 female death, 0 male deaths20s: 0 female deaths, 1 male death30s: 2 female deaths, 1 male death40s: 3 female deaths, 8 male deaths50s: 14 female deaths, 24 male deaths60s: 26 female deaths, 46 male deaths70s: 52 female deaths, 62 male deaths80s: 63 female deaths, 69 male deaths90s: 56 female deaths, 18 male deaths100s: 3 female deaths, 2 male deaths While people who are age 50 and older account for the most deaths, the age range with the highest amount of cases is actually those in their 20s. One child between the ages of 10 and 19 also died, along with a man in his 20s. Health department data shows the number of cases based on age as: Less than 10, 633 cases10s, 2,176 cases20s, 4,283 cases30s, 3,372 cases40s, 3,648 cases50s, 3,720 cases60s, 2,130 cases70s, 1,091 cases80s, 528 cases90s, 201 cases100s, 17 cases Additional mitigations are still in place in Will County, and include: Bars No indoor serviceAll outside bar service closes at 11:00 p.m.All bar patrons should be seated at tables outsideNo ordering, seating, or congregating at the bar (bar stools should be removed)Tables should be 6 feet apartNo standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exitingNo dancing or standing indoorsReservations required for each partyNo seating of multiple parties at one table Restaurants No indoor dining or bar serviceAll outdoor dining closes at 11:00 p.m.Outside dining tables should be 6 feet apartNo standing or congregating indoors or outdoors while waiting for a table or exitingReservations required for each partyNo seating of multiple parties at one table Meetings, Social Events, Gatherings Limit to lesser of 25 guests or 25 percent of overall room capacityNo party busesGaming and Casinos close at 11 p.m., are limited to 25 percent capacity, and follow mitigations for bars and restaurants, if applicable