Elmhurst Hospital's Virus Caseload Increases

ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst Hospital's coronavirus caseload rose in the last week, but it is still down significantly from a month ago. As of Monday, the hospital had 16 patients being treated for COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, up from 11 a week earlier, according to a hospital update. In the early weeks of the pandemic, the number hovered around 60.

In the last week, the hospital reported two more deaths as a result of the coronavirus. That brings the total to 65.

Since March 24, 397 patients have been discharged from Elmhurst Hospital following treatment for confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the hospital. Elmhurst's patient base covers an area far greater than Elmhurst itself.

As of Sunday, Elmhurst's number of coronavirus cases edged up 9 percent in a week to 295, up from 271 a week earlier, according to figures from the DuPage County Health Department. The previous two weeks' rates of increase were 4 percent and 7 percent.

As of Sunday, Elmhurst had 6.3 coronavirus cases per thousand people. That compares to 3.7 in Western Springs, 5.7 in Clarendon Hills, 6.3 in La Grange Park, 6.5 in Darien, 9.1 in Burr Ridge, 9.7 in DuPage County, 10.7 in Hinsdale, 12.9 in La Grange and 14.3 in suburban Cook County.

In DuPage County, Addison is leading the pack with 825 cases, or 22.6 per thousand, according to the health department. West Chicago follows with 772 cases, or 28.9 per thousand.

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As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 141,723, up 4 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 6,888 state residents.

Nationally, 2.5 million people have caught the virus and 125,484 have died from it.