Western Springs Sees 13% Rise In Virus Cases

Western Springs IL

22 November, 2020

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WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — Western Springs saw a 13 percent increase in its total coronavirus cases since the pandemic's beginning, according to the Cook County Public Health Department. That's lower than the previous week's 26 percent. As of Sunday, the village had 486 coronavirus cases, up by 56 from a week before. The number of those who have recovered from the virus is unavailable. The number of deaths stands at three, with the last one reported on Halloween. That's a mortality rate of less than 1 percent. All the local deaths have been those who were 58 or older, according to the medical examiner. Here is a look at how Western Springs' coronavirus cases have grown: DateWestern SpringsSuburban CookApril 12125,512April 19147,893April 261611,688May 31916,356May 102420,154May 173323,839May 243927,573May 314230,149June 74431,894June 144433,057June 274734,087June 285035,137July 56336,242July 128337,414July 1910238,746July 2611640,439Aug. 312741,965Aug. 1013143,627Aug. 1614345,797Aug. 2315448,111Aug. 3016950,199Sept. 619052,973Sept. 1320355,027Sept. 2021856,808Sept. 2723358,868Oct. 424361,099Oct. 1126163,990Oct. 1827167,825Oct. 2528172,167Nov. 129776,070Nov. 834185,935Nov. 15430101,257Nov. 22486113,718 As of Sunday, Western Springs had 36.4 coronavirus cases per thousand people, better than most of its neighbors. The figure compares to 32.9 in La Grange Park, 35.2 in Darien, 38 in Hinsdale, 38.6 in Clarendon Hills, 41.6 in Elmhurst and DuPage County, 46.3 in suburban Cook County, 47 in Burr Ridge and 50.4 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands). As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 656,298, up 14.4 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 11,056 state residents. Nationally, 12 million people have caught the virus, up 11.1 percent from the week before. A total of 255,076 people have died from the virus in the United States. Read More: IL Reports 13,012 New Coronavirus Cases, 126 More COVID-19 Deaths Don't miss updates in Western Springs as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.