Highest School-Related Virus Cases Since August For Will County

Mokena IL

21 October, 2020

12:01 PM

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WILL COUNTY, IL — As Will County faces additional mitigations once again, 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 Oct. 19 shows that Joliet is the Will County town with the most new cases for the week of Oct. 12. Here are the case totals for towns in Will County: Joliet, 233 new casesPlainfield, 154 new casesBolingbrook, 104 new casesFrankfort, 80 new casesRomeoville, 64 new casesNew Lenox, 62 new casesLockport, 49 new casesHomer Glen, 47 new casesMokena, 43 new casesNaperville, 42 new casesCrete, 41 new casesManhattan, 23 new casesCrest Hill, 26 new casesSteger, 18 new casesChannahon, 18 new casesPeotone, 16 new casesAurora, 15 new casesBeecher, 14 new casesUniversity Park, 13 new casesWilmington, 10 new casesShorewood, 10 new casesMonee, 6 new casesBraidwood, 4 new casesRockdale, 4 new casesElwood, 3 new casesPark Forest, 2 new casesGodley, 1 new case The week of Oct. 12 also saw the highest number of new cases for all school settings since Aug. 10, according to the health department Facebook page. There are 74 new cases for the high school setting (ages 14-18), 39 new cases in middle schools (ages 10-13) and 24 new cases in the the elementary school setting (ages 5-9). Many school districts in the area are now in a hybrid learning model, rather than remote only. The health department also broke down the number of coronavirus-related deaths as of Oct. 19 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: 12 female deaths, 23 male deaths60s: 25 female deaths, 45 male deaths70s: 49 female deaths, 57 male deaths80s: 61 female deaths, 59 male deaths90s: 53 female deaths, 17 male deaths100s: 2 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, 451 cases10s, 1,612 cases20s, 3,415 cases30s, 2,638 cases40s, 2,875 cases50s, 2,878 cases60s, 1,704 cases70s, 878 cases80s, 451 cases90s, 184 cases100s, 14 cases New mitigations will begin Friday in Will County, and will 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