Virus Hospitalizations In Elmhurst Up By Third

ELMHURST, IL — The number of coronavirus patients at Elmhurst Hospital is up by a third over the last week. The hospital hasn't seen numbers like this since May.

As of Monday, the hospital reported that 52 people were hospitalized because of COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus. That is up from 39 a week before. In the early weeks of the pandemic, the number hovered around 60.

According to the hospital, 96 people have died from the coronavirus at the facility. That number is up by three from a week ago.

Since March 24, 672 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 1,235 coronavirus cases since the pandemic's beginning, up 67 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.

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 26.4 coronavirus cases per thousand people. The figure compares to 19.5 in La Grange Park, 20.7 in Darien, 22.2 in Western Springs, 25 in Clarendon Hills, 26 in DuPage County, 27 in Hinsdale, 29.1 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands), 31 in suburban Cook County and 31.8 in Burr Ridge.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 417,280, up 12 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 9,792 state residents.

Nationally, 9.1 million people have caught the virus, up 6 percent from the week before. A total of 229,932 people have died from the virus in the United States.

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