Elmhurst Sees 15% Spike In Virus Cases In Last 10 Days: County

ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst saw a 15 percent increase in coronavirus cases in the last 10 days, according to the DuPage County Health Department.

As of Sunday, the number of cases was 1,422. That was up by 187 cases over the county's number a week before. According to the health department, it did not receive statistics from the state Department of Public Health for the three days before the latest week, which may explain the higher than usual percentage increase in local cases.

As of Sunday, coronavirus-related deaths in Elmhurst numbered 48 since the pandemic's beginning, one more than a week earlier.

Nursing homes are often hotbeds for the coronavirus, but those numbers have barely budged statewide in recent months. The Grove of Elmhurst, Lexington and Artis suffered outbreaks in the first months of the pandemic, but they have since been contained.

Here is how Elmhurst's coronavirus cases have grown over time:

As of Sunday, Elmhurst had 30.4 coronavirus cases per thousand people. The figure compares to 22.6 in La Grange Park, 24.4 in Darien, 25.5 in Western Springs, 29.6 in Clarendon Hills, 30.3 in Hinsdale, 30.6 in DuPage County, 34.6 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands), 35 in suburban Cook County and 36 in Burr Ridge.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 487,987, up 17 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 10,196 state residents.

Nationally, 9.8 million people have caught the virus, up 8 percent from the week before. A total of 236,547 people have died from the virus in the United States.

On Monday, Elmhurst Hospital was treating 64 patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, according to the hospital. It reached a recent high of 66 late last week.

Monday's number was more than three times the level a month ago.

The hospital reached its high point on April 17, when it had 72 COVID-19 patients. By early June, the number of coronavirus patients plunged to the low 30s. Soon, it was half that.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 98 people have died from the coronavirus at the facility. The number is up by two from a week ago.

Since March 24, 741 patients have been discharged from Elmhurst Hospital following treatment for confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the hospital. Elmhurst Hospital's patient base covers an area far greater than Elmhurst itself.

Here is a look at the hospital's numbers since April:

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