51 New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed Since Last Week In Deerfield

DEERFIELD, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Deerfield has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 507 people have contracted COVID-19 in Deerfield since the outbreak began. That's an increase of 51 cases since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of 71 cases between Oct. 9-16.

The Lake County Health Department reports there have been 19,930 confirmed cases in Lake County. That's an increase of 1,021 cases since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of 963 cases between Oct. 9-16. In addition, there have been 507 deaths, marking an increase of 13 since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of 14 deaths between Oct. 9-16.

Here is a breakdown of Lake County cases by age. As of Friday afternoon, there has been no update to these numbers since prior to Sept. 25:

• Less than 20 (3,245 cases for an increase of 695 since the last update prior to Sept. 25)
• 20-29 (3,997 cases for an increase of 773)
• 30-39 (2,880 cases for an increase of 628)
• 40-49 (2,993 for an increase of 545)
• 50-59 (2,875 for an increase of 609)
• 60-69 (1,774 for an increase of 384)
• 70-79 (904 for an increase of 181)
• 80-89 (607 for an increase of 92)
• 90 and older (364) for an increase of 59

The Lake County recovery rate from the coronavirus is currently 96.7 percent. Recovered cases are defined as persons with initial positive specimen collection date greater than 42 days who have not expired. The Recovery rate is calculated as the recovered cases divided by the sum of recovered cases and total deceased cases.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 12,318 people have been tested across Deerfield (zip code 60015) as of Friday. That number represents an increase of 993 tests since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of 893 tests between Oct. 9-16.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 11 people have died due to COVID-19 in the Cook County portion of Deerfield since April 6. The last death was on Oct. 4.

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

• April 6 — 1
• April 13 — 1
• April 18 — 1
• April 29 — 1
• May 12 — 1
• May 19 — 2
• May 28 — 1
• June 9 — 1
• July 22 — 1
• Oct. 4 — 1

According to the medical examiner, the age breakdown for the 11 deaths are: 80+ (4), 70-79 (4), 60-69 (2) and 40-49 (1). In addition, eight of the deceased were females and 2 was male.

As of Friday, there have been 26 coronavirus-related cases in the Cook County portion of Deerfield, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of three cases since Oct. 16. For further comparison there was an increase of one case from Oct. 9-16.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there have been 2,214 confirmed coronavirus cases and 338 deaths in long-term care facilities in Lake County.

Here is a breakdown of cases and deaths at some of these facilities in Deerfield:

• Whitehall of Deerfield — 67 cases, 3 deaths

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