Elmhurst Hospital Virus Patient Number Plunges

ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst Hospital had nine patients with confirmed cases of the coronavirus as of Wednesday, it reported.

That's the lowest number since Oct. 2, nearly five months ago. The number of coronavirus patients at the hospital has plunged in February. The month started with 38.

On Nov. 17, the number of coronavirus patients reached a high of 84. In May, during the first phase of the pandemic, the hospital had as many as 72 coronavirus patients.

Over the last month, the number of new coronavirus cases in Elmhurst has risen about 1 percent a week, according to the DuPage County Health Department. The total number of cases in Elmhurst since the beginning of the pandemic is nearly 3,700, or 8 percent of the local population.

Elmhurst Hospital serves an area far greater than Elmhurst itself.

Here are the daily numbers of coronavirus patients at Elmhurst Hospital and Edwards Hospital, its sister hospital in Naperville, since Oct. 1:

Oct. 1 Edward 14, Elmhurst 13 – 27

Oct. 2 Edward 13, Elmhurst 9 – 22

Oct. 5 Edward 9, Elmhurst 14 – 23

Oct. 6 Edward 17, Elmhurst 19 – 36

Oct. 7 Edward 11, Elmhurst 19 – 30

Oct. 8 Edward 13, Elmhurst 19 – 32

Oct. 9 Edward 15, Elmhurst 20 – 35

Oct. 12 Edward 15, Elmhurst 15 – 30

Oct. 13 Edward 20, Elmhurst 19 – 39

Oct. 14 Edward 18, Elmhurst 20 – 38

Oct. 15 Edward 19, Elmhurst 19 – 38

Oct. 16 Edward 21, Elmhurst 18 – 39

Oct. 19 Edward 32, Elmhurst 22 – 54

Oct. 20 Edward 31, Elmhurst 23 – 54

Oct. 21 Edward 30, Elmhurst 25 – 55

Oct. 22 Edward 32, Elmhurst 19 – 51

Oct. 23 Edward 35, Elmhurst 21 – 56

Oct. 26 Edward 43, Elmhurst 39 – 82

Oct. 27 Edward 52, Elmhurst 38 – 90

Oct. 28 Edward 47, Elmhurst 37 – 84

Oct. 29 Edward 48, Elmhurst 40 – 88

Oct. 30 Edward 51, Elmhurst 45 – 96

Nov. 2 Edward 67, Elmhurst 52 – 119

Nov. 3 Edward 64, Elmhurst 56 – 120

Nov. 4 Edward 71, Elmhurst 61 – 132

Nov. 5 Edward 65, Elmhurst 61 – 126

Nov. 6 Edward 75, Elmhurst 66 – 141

Nov. 9 Edward 72, Elmhurst 64 – 136

Nov. 10 Edward 82, Elmhurst 75 – 157

Nov. 11 Edward 85, Elmhurst 76 – 161

Nov. 12 Edward 93, Elmhurst 75 – 168

Nov. 13 Edward 97, Elmhurst 78 – 175

Nov. 16 Edward 78, Elmhurst 76 – 154

Nov. 17 Edward 91, Elmhurst 84 – 175

Nov. 18 Edward 90, Elmhurst 80 – 170

Nov. 19 Edward 95, Elmhurst 77 – 172

Nov. 20 Edward 90, Elmhurst 69 – 159

Nov. 23 Edward 79, Elmhurst 74 – 153

Nov. 24 Edward 80, Elmhurst 73 – 153

Nov. 30 Edward 61, Elmhurst 68 – 129

Dec. 1 Edward 59, Elmhurst 60 – 119

Dec. 2 Edward 60, Elmhurst 70 – 130

Dec. 3 Edward 60, Elmhurst 71 – 131

Dec. 4 Edward 60, Elmhurst 68 – 128

Dec. 7 Edward 64, Elmhurst 64 – 128

Dec. 8 Edward 66, Elmhurst 60 – 126

Dec. 9 Edward 75, Elmhurst 56 – 131

Dec. 10 Edward 79, Elmhurst 54 – 133

Dec. 11 Edward 84, Elmhurst 54 – 138

Dec. 14 Edward 74, Elmhurst 47 – 121

Dec. 15 Edward 79, Elmhurst 53 – 132

Dec. 16 Edward 79, Elmhurst 45 – 124

Dec. 17 Edward 81, Elmhurst 42 – 123

Dec. 18 Edward 76, Elmhurst 42 – 118

Dec. 21 Edward 82, Elmhurst 48 – 130

Dec. 22 Edward 86, Elmhurst 54 – 140

Dec. 23 Edward 78, Elmhurst 50 – 128

Dec. 28 Edward 57, Elmhurst 43 – 100

Dec. 29 Edward 54, Elmhurst 44 – 98

Dec. 30 Edward 54, Elmhurst 43 – 97

Jan. 4 Edward 65, Elmhurst 39 – 104

Jan. 5 Edward 65, Elmhurst 40 – 105

Jan. 6 Edward 67, Elmhurst 42 – 109

Jan. 7 Edward 54, Elmhurst 37 – 91

Jan. 8 Edward 48, Elmhurst 35 – 83

Jan. 11 Edward 45, Elmhurst 39 – 84

Jan. 12 Edward 42, Elmhurst 43 – 85

Jan. 13 Edward 40, Elmhurst 41 – 81

Jan. 14 Edward 46, Elmhurst 43 – 89

Jan. 15 Edward 47, Elmhurst 51 – 98

Jan. 18 Edward 42, Elmhurst 48 – 90

Jan. 19 Edward 42, Elmhurst 43 – 85

Jan. 20 Edward 46, Elmhurst 35 – 81

Jan. 21 Edward 43, Elmhurst 38 – 81

Jan. 22 Edward 41, Elmhurst 38 – 79

Jan. 25 Edward 30, Elmhurst 38 – 68

Jan. 26 Edward 29, Elmhurst 39 – 68

Jan. 27 Edward 30, Elmhurst 35 – 65

Jan. 28 Edward 32, Elmhurst 37 – 69

Jan. 29 Edward 35, Elmhurst 40 – 75

Feb. 1 Edward 21, Elmhurst 38 – 59

Feb. 2 Edward 22, Elmhurst 36 – 58

Feb. 3 Edward 18, Elmhurst 31 – 49

Feb. 4 Edward 19, Elmhurst 31 – 50

Feb. 5 Edward 16, Elmhurst 34 – 50

Feb. 8 Edward 22, Elmhurst 25 – 47

Feb. 9 Edward 26, Elmhurst 30 – 56

Feb. 10 Edward 18, Elmhurst 30 – 48

Feb. 11 Edward 16, Elmhurst 25 – 41

Feb. 12 Edward 17, Elmhurst 25 – 42

Feb. 15 Edward 16, Elmhurst 20 – 36

Feb. 16 Edward 16, Elmhurst 26 – 42

Feb. 17 Edward 23, Elmhurst 23 – 46

Feb. 18 Edward 20, Elmhurst 27 – 47

Feb. 19 Edward 13, Elmhurst 16 – 29

Feb. 22 Edward 19, Elmhurst 15 – 34

Feb. 23 Edward 22, Elmhurst 14 – 36

Feb. 24 Edward 17, Elmhurst 9 – 26