Darien Still Sees Small Hikes In Virus Cases: County

DARIEN, IL — Darien continues to see small increases in new coronavirus cases, according to the DuPage County Health Department. The recent numbers are considerably down from early August.

As of Sunday, Darien had seen 2,018 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, up 16 in the last week. The week before last, the city experienced 14 new cases.

The city's number of coronavirus deaths increased by one in the last week, to 25. The deaths work out to about a thousandth of Darien's population.

The number of those who have recovered is unavailable.

Here's a look at the number of accumulated cases since the beginning of the crisis:

As of Sunday, Darien had 93 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning, better than its neighbors. The figure compares to 102 in La Grange Park, 106 in Hinsdale and DuPage County, 109 in Elmhurst, 114 in Clarendon Hills, 115 in Western Springs, 116 in suburban Cook County, 118 in Burr Ridge and 135 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands).

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,665,777, according to the state Department of Public Health. The number of confirmed deaths so far is 25,407.

Nationally, 44.8 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 722,212 people have died from the virus in the United States.