No Coronavirus Deaths In Nearly 2 Months In Arlington Heights

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, Arlington Heights has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 34 people have died due to COVID-19 in Arlington Heights since April 8. That marks eight weeks without a death since July 10. The most deaths in a single day since the start of the outbreak was six on May 23.

As of Friday, there have been 953 confirmed coronavirus-related cases in Arlington Heights, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of 69 cases since Aug. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 61 cases between Aug. 21-28.

In addition, 46,243 people have been tested across zip codes 60004, 60005, 60008 and 60056, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of 2,213 tests since Aug. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 3,365 tests between Aug. 21-28.

Here is a breakdown of COVID-19 related deaths by date in Arlington Heights:

• April 8 — 1
• April 19 — 1
• April 23 — 1
• April 28 — 1
• May 4 — 1
• May 7 — 1
• May 8 — 1
• May 9 — 1
• May 12 — 1
• May 13 — 3
• May 14 — 2
• May 20 — 1
• May 22 — 1
• May 23 — 6
• May 24 — 1
• May 26 — 1
• May 27 — 1
• May 28 — 1
• June 4 — 1
• June 6 — 2
• June 7 — 1
• June 9 — 1
• June 25 — 1
• July 4 — 1
• July 10 — 1

According to the medical examiner, the age breakdown for the 34 deaths is: 80+ (21), 70-79 (10) 60-69 (two) and 50-59 (one).

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The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 13,933 confirmed cases in Cook County long-term facilities and 2,372 deaths. These numbers indicate an increase of 192 cases and 22 deaths since what we reported on Aug. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 27 cases and two deaths between Aug. 14-21. 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 cases and deaths at some of these facilities in Arlington Heights:

• Manor Care at Arlington Heights — 27 cases, 2 deaths
• The Mooring of Arlington Heights —3 cases, 0 deaths
• The Reserve at Arlington Heights — 11 cases, 1 death
• Waverly Inn Memory Care Community — 18 cases, 8 deaths

These numbers include both residents and employees of the long-term care facilities.

Earlier this week, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced a slowdown in data processing within IDPH systems affected the reporting of COVID-19 tests due to the large volume of testing occurring in Illinois. As a result, 5,368 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Illinois Friday, including 29 additional confirmed deaths.
The latest deaths include:

• Bond County: 1 male 70s
• Cook County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 50s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 80s
• Cumberland County: 1 female 90s
• Edgar County: 1 female 90s
• Henry County: 1 male 90s
• Kankakee County: 1 male 90s
• Lake County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s
• LaSalle County: 1 female 80s
• Macoupin County: 1 male 70s
• Madison County: 2 male 70s
• McHenry County: 1 male 80s
• McLean County: 1 male 90s
• Moultrie County: 1 female 90s
• Perry County: 1 male 60s
• Richland County: 1 female 90s
• Rock Island County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 90s
• Stark County: 1 male 80s
• Tazewell County: 1 female 80s
• Will County: 1 female 70s
• Williamson County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 245,371 cases, including 8,143 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years.
The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Aug. 28 – Sept. 3 is 4.1 percent. Using a 7-day rolling average for this metric helps account for any variation in day to day data collection, such as a data processing slowdown, and provides the public and decisions makers with a consistent picture of trends over time.

As of Thursday, 1,621 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 360 patients were in the ICU and 155 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 149,273 specimens for a total of 4,309,941.