Elmhurst Sees Higher Virus Rate Hike: County

ELMHURST, IL — As with other towns in the area, Elmhurst saw a higher coronavirus rate increase in the last week, according to the DuPage County Health Department.

As of Sunday, the city experienced 91 new cases in the last week, or a 2.4 percent hike. The increase was 1 percent the week before.

The number of those who have recovered is unavailable.

As of Sunday, the number of coronavirus-related deaths in Elmhurst increased by one in the last week, to 61. The mortality rate among those locally with the coronavirus is 1.6 percent.

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

Elmhurst's rate of increase of 2.4 percent was higher than DuPage County's hike of 1.2 percent in the last week. Elmhurst makes up 5.2 percent of the county's population and 5.2 percent of the county's coronavirus caseload.

As of Sunday, Elmhurst had 82.7 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning. The figure compares to 71 in Darien, 72.5 in La Grange Park, 76.2 in Western Springs, 79.4 in Hinsdale, 80.5 in DuPage County, 87.1 in Clarendon Hills, 88.9 in suburban Cook County, 93.4 in Burr Ridge and 100 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands).

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,220,432, up 1.1 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 21,059 state residents.

Nationally, 29.5 million people have caught the virus, up 1.3 percent from the week before. A total of 538,261 people have died from the virus in the United States.

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As of Monday, Elmhurst Hospital was caring for 13 patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, according to the hospital. That is down by one from the previous week.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, 174 people have died from the coronavirus at the facility. The number is the same as a week ago.

Since March, 1,616 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 2020: