Darien Coronvirus Cases Up By Third

DARIEN, IL — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Darien jumped by a third in the last week, according to DuPage County figures. As of Sunday, Darien had 80 cases, up from 47 two weeks earlier.

Here's a look at the growth in coronavirus case numbers:

Darien's 33 percent increase in cases in the last week was lower than DuPage County's 50 percent. Darien makes up 2.3 percent of the county's population and 2.2 percent of the coronavirus cases.

As of Sunday, the town had 3.6 coronavirus cases per thousand people. That compares to 1.4 in Western Springs, 2.9 in La Grange Park, 3 in Elmhurst and Clarendon Hills, 4 in DuPage County as a whole, 6 in Burr Ridge, 6.5 in La Grange and 7.2 in Hinsdale.

Over the last week, Hinsdale saw its coronavirus cases jump by more than 2 1/2 times to 125, from 47 a week earlier, according to health authorities. La Grange went up to 100, from 68 a week ago, a 47 percent increase.

Burr Ridge, meanwhile, edged up 10 percent to 65, from 59 a week earlier.

Naperville, DuPage County's largest municipality, had topped the county's charts for the number of coronavirus cases. But Naperville, with 233 cases, has been passed up by Addison (318), Bensenville (252), Glendale Heights (240) and West Chicago (237).

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 61,499. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 2,618 Illinois residents. Health authorities do not provide the number of deaths by municipality.

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