1 Coronavirus Death, 61 New Cases Since Last Week In Northbrook

Northbrook IL

23 October, 2020

12:51 PM

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NORTHBROOK, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Northbrook has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 43 people have died due to COVID-19 in Northbrook since March 29. A death on Oct. 10 marked the first in Northbrook in nearly 12 weeks with the last one happening on July 21. The most deaths in a single day since the pandemic began was three on April 28. As of Friday, there have been 706 coronavirus-related cases in Northbrook, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of 61 cases since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of 24 cases between Oct. 9-16. In addition, 34,536 people have been tested across zip codes 60026 and 60062, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That number marks an increase of 2,812 tests since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase in tests of 2,311 between Oct. 9-16. Here is a breakdown of COVID-19 related deaths in Northbrook: March 29 — 1March 30 — 1April 3 — 1April 23 — 2April 24 — 1April 26 — 1April 28 — 3April 29 — 2April 30 — 1May 3 — 1May 4 — 2May 5 — 1May 6 — 2May 7 — 2May 10 — 1May 13 — 2May 17 — 2May 19 — 1May 21 — 1May 24 — 1May 28 — 1May 29 — 1May 30 — 1June 1 — 1June 2 — 1June 3 — 1June 4 — 1June 14 — 1June 17 — 1June 18 — 1July 8 — 1July 14 — 1July 21 — 1Oct. 10 — 1 According to the medical examiner, the age breakdown for the 43 deaths are: 80+ (28), 70-79 (6), 60-69 (7), 40-49 (1) and 30-39 (1). As of Friday, the Cook County Department of Health is reporting 76,614 confirmed cases and 2,019 deaths since the pandemic began. That marks an increase of 9,454 cases and 28 deaths since Oct. 9. For further comparison, there was an increase of 3,584 cases and 27 deaths between Oct. 9-16. The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 14,493 confirmed cases in Cook County long-term facilities and 2,408 deaths. That marks an increase of 123 cases and 11 deaths since Oct. 16. For comparison, there was an increase of 52 cases and seven deaths in the two-week period between Oct. 2-16. In the past, the IDPH has twice temporarily removed some cases and deaths since Patch has been tracking these numbers, before including them back in at a later date. Here is a breakdown of reported outbreak cases and deaths at some of these facilities in Northbrook:Brookdale Northbrook — 5 cases, 3 deathsCitadel of Northbrook — 41 cases, 2 deathsCovenant Living of Northbrook — 2 cases, 0 deaths (numbers are as of June 5; not included in any reports since)Elevate Care Northbrook — 75 cases, 16 deathsNorthbrook Inn Memory Care — 18 cases, 10 deathsNorth Shore Place — 10 cases, 0 deathsLake Cook Rehab and Healthcare — 49 cases, 12 deaths These numbers include both residents and employees of the long-term care facilities.