Kane County Coroner Confirms 15 Coronavirus Deaths In 1 Week

KANE COUNTY, IL — Fifteen people in Kane County died from the new coronavirus during the last week, with 10 deaths reported over the weekend, Coroner Rob Russell announced Monday. More than 50 people in the county have died of the virus since early March, when the county’s first case was reported, according to the coroner.

The 15 deaths reported between April 21 and April 27 represent a 42 percent increase over the total number of deaths reported between March 23 — when the county recorded its first death from the coronavirus — and April 19, Russell said in a news release.

More than 1,100 people in Kane County have tested positive for the coronavirus as of Sunday, according to statistics from the county's health department.

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The coroner's office provided basic information about the 15 people who have died from the coronavirus since its last update. The coroner's office will only release the age, gender, town of residence and date of death out of respect for those who have died and their families.

• 53-year-old male from Aurora, April 20
• 93-year-old male from Geneva, April 20
• 77-year-old female from North Aurora, April 21
• 83-year-old male from Chicago, April 25
• 86-year-old female from Geneva, April 25
• 90-year-old female from Geneva, April 25
• 59-year-old female from Geneva, April 25
• 67-year-old male from Aurora, April 25
• 88-year-old male from Aurora, April 26
• 72-year-old female from Geneva, April 26
• 69-year-old male from Geneva, April 26
• 72-year-old male from Oswego, April 26
• 90-year-old male from Geneva, April 26
• 80-year-old female from Geneva, April 27
• 91-year-old female from Elgin, April 27

All deaths at Kane County hospitals are included in the statistics, though not all are Kane County residents, Russell has emphasized in his updates. All but two of the 15 newly reported deaths were Kane County residents, according to information released Monday.

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Only those who tested positive for the coronavirus were included in the list, the release states.

Russell once again reminded residents to continue following social-distancing recommendations provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Illinois Department of Public Health, and the Kane County Health Department.