Virus Hospitalizations Double In Elmhurst In Last Couple Of Weeks

ELMHURST, IL — The number of hospitalizations has more than doubled from two weeks before at Elmhurst Hospital, according to the hospital's latest numbers. This represents a trend across the country.

As of Monday, Elmhurst Hospital was treating 39 patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. The hospital hasn't seen this many coronavirus patients since early June.

A week ago, the hospital reported it had 22 COVID-19 patients. Two weeks ago, it had 16. In the early weeks of the pandemic, the number hovered around 60.

According to the hospital, 93 people have died from the coronavirus at the facility. That number has remained unchanged for three weeks.

Since March 24, 630 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:

As of Sunday, Elmhurst has seen 1,168 coronavirus cases since the pandemic's beginning, up 69 from a week before, or a 6 percent increase.

As of Sunday, the number of coronavirus-related deaths in Elmhurst numbered 47, the same it has been for weeks.

Elmhurst is one of seven DuPage County towns with more than 1,000 cases — Naperville (1,695), Addison (1,601), West Chicago (1,375), Glendale Heights (1,245), Carol Stream (1,214) and Lombard (1,102).

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 25 coronavirus cases per thousand people. The figure compares to 18.7 in La Grange Park, 19.1 in Darien, 21 in Western Springs, 23.3 in Clarendon Hills, 24.1 in DuPage County, 25.9 in Hinsdale, 29 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands), 29.4 in suburban Cook County and 29.5 in Burr Ridge.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 374,256, up 9 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 9,505 state residents.

Nationally, 8.6 million people have caught the virus, up 6 percent from the week before. A total of 224,221 people have died from the virus in the United States.

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