Western Springs Sees Low Rate Of Increase In Virus Cases

Western Springs IL

26 October, 2020

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WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — While coronavirus cases are spiking in other towns, Western Springs is seeing relatively low rates of increase. As of Sunday, the village had 271 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, up 10 from a week before. That represented a 4 percent increase. The number of deaths stayed at two, with the last one reported in mid-July. That's a mortality rate of less than 1 percent. 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. 2528172,167 As of Sunday, Western Springs had 21 coronavirus cases per thousand people, better than most of its neighbors. The figure compares to 18.7 in La Grange Park, 19.1 in Darien, 23.3 in Clarendon Hills, 24.1 in DuPage County, 25 in Elmhurst, 25.9 in Hinsdale, 29 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands), 29.4 in suburban Cook County and 29.5 in Burr Ridge. As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 374,256, up 9 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 9,505 state residents. Nationally, 8.6 million people have caught the virus, up 6 percent from the week before. A total of 224,221 people have died from the virus in the United States. Read More: IL Reports 3,874 New Cases, 51 Counties Now At 'Warning Level' Don't miss updates in Western Springs as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.