Kane County Coronavirus Cases Jump Nearly 50 Percent In 1 Week

KANE COUNTY, IL — Almost 1,500 Kane County residents have tested positive for the coronavirus since last Monday, a 48 percent increase in the county’s total number of cases, public health data shows. More than 4,600 people in Kane County have tested positive, as of Monday, according to statistics from the Illinois Department of Public Health. The county saw its largest spike on May 11, when 435 new cases were confirmed.

Aurora accounted for half of all new cases over the past week, with 749 residents testing positive, along with more than 350 Elgin residents, the data shows. Fifty-two percent of those new cases were people 40 and under, including 106 children.

Thirty-eight people died in Kane County since May 11, including 17 over the weekend, Coroner Rob Russell announced Monday. The county’s death toll stands at 153 people, of which 140 were residents, as of Monday, according to the coroner.

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Russell’s weekly coronavirus updates were the subject of debate at the Kane County Board’s meeting last week. The board narrowly shot down a proposal that would've blocked the county's main communication arm from publishing Russell’s releases on coronavirus-related deaths.

Board Chairman Chris Lauzen moved to stop Kane County Connects from circulating Russell's weekly reports, as his statistics include all deaths recorded in the county, while the Kane County Health Department reports the number of residents who have died of coronavirus-related symptoms. Lauzen said the discrepancies created "unnecessary ambiguity” and confusion, but the board voted his proposal down by a one-vote margin.

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The county experienced its deadliest day May 11, when 10 people died from the coronavirus, according to the coroner’s statistics. The 38 deaths reported over the past week represent a quarter of the county’s coronavirus-related deaths since the outbreak began in March, the data shows.

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Residents at long-term-care facilities account for 12 percent of all coronavirus cases and about 46 percent of all coronavirus-related deaths in Kane County, according to IDPH statistics.

The coroner's office on Monday provided basic information about the 38 people who died over the past week. The coroner's office will only release the age, gender, town of residence and date of death out of respect for those who have died and their families. Only those who tested positive for the coronavirus were included in the list, according to the coroner's office.

• 63-year-old woman from Aurora, May 11
• 84-year-old man from Aurora, May 11
• 84-year-old man from Aurora, May 11
• 72-year-old man from Geneva, May 11
• 86-year-old woman from Aurora, May 11
• 90-year-old man from Aurora, May 11
• 81-year-old man from Aurora, May 11
• 95-year-old woman from Aurora, May 11
• 88-year-old woman from Aurora, May 11
• 66-year-old woman from Aurora, May 11
• 78-year-old woman from Aurora, May 12
• 86-year-old woman from South Elgin, May 12
• 54-year-old man from Elgin, May 13
• 90-year-old woman from North Aurora, May 13
• 63-year-old man from Elgin, May 13
• 85-year-old man from South Elgin, May 13
• 94-year-old woman from Aurora, May 14
• 66-year-old man from Aurora, May 14
• 77-year-old man from Elgin, May 14
• 68-year-old woman from Aurora, May 14
• 75-year-old woman from Aurora, May 14
• 84-year-old woman from Aurora, May 14
• 76-year-old woman from Elgin, May 15
• 48-year-old man from Aurora, May 15
• 85-year-old woman from Geneva, May 15
• 90-year-old man from Geneva, May 15
• 87-year-old man from South Elgin, May 15
• 67-year-old man from Aurora, May 15
• 85-year-old woman from Aurora, May 15
• 66-year-old man from Aurora, May 16
• 76-year-old woman from South Elgin, May 16
• 79-year-old woman from Aurora, May 16
• 92-year-old woman from Aurora, May 16
• 90-year-old woman from Schaumburg, May 16
• 97-year-old woman from South Elgin, May 17
• 85-year-old woman from North Aurora, May 17
• 94-year-old woman from North Aurora, May 17
• 89-year-old man from Aurora, May 17
• 69-year-old woman from Geneva, May 17