Coronavirus In Palatine: 18 Confirmed Cases

PALATINE, IL —Public health officials released a map showing the locations of all confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in suburban Cook County, as well as additional details about the first 1,346 cases within the jurisdiction of the Cook County Department of Public Health. As of Monday, Palatine had 18 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Among other neighboring towns, Arlington Heights had 11 confirmed cases, Buffalo Grove had 16 cases, Wheeling had 13 cases, Schaumburg had 19 cases, Hoffman Estates had six cases, and Rolling Meadows had six cases, according to the health department. In suburban Cook County, COVID-19 cases appear to spike for those over the age of 40.

More than 10 percent of COVID-19 that required hospital care also required intensive care, according to the health department data. About 40 percent of people with the virus have been hospitalized at some point. Hospitalization data was only available for about half of the known cases.

Nearly 78 percent of the confirmed cases in suburban Cook County have an unknown origin, according to the health department data. That means over 1,000 such cases were potentially caused by the community spread of the virus.

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As of Monday, 23 group living settings — such as nursing homes and long-term care facilities — had reported one or more confirmed cases the coronavirus, and 24 people had died within the jurisdiction of the Cook County Department of Public Health, according to the department's website.

In Palatine, Mayor Jim Schwantz continues to urge residents to stay at home and practice social distancing in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19.

"Each day, we are seeing more and more positive cases of COVID-19 in our state, county, and the northwest suburbs," Schwantz said. "At this point, the only way we can prevent continued spread of the virus, and corresponding strains on our healthcare system, is for everyone to take personal responsibility by staying home as much as they can."

Meanwhile, village officials are working to ensure all essential local government services remain up and running. Many village employees are working remotely or in split shifts, which may "result in some non-emergency services taking longer than is typical," according to a news release from the village.

More via the village of Palatine's website and the suburban Cook County Health Department website