5 Lake Co. Nursing Homes Have 259 COVID-19 Cases

LAKE COUNTY, IL — More than 53 percent of nursing home residents with coronavrius live in five of the hardest-hit long-term care facilities in Lake County. The total number of reported cases at Wauconda Care, Claridge Health Center in Lake Bluff, Elevate Care Riverwoods, Elevate Care in Waukegan and The Grove by the Lake in Zion totals 259.

Meanwhile, there are 488 total coronavirus cases throughout 25 total nursing homes reporting two or more cases in Lake County, according to data provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday. As of Friday, 4,370 total cases of coronavirus have been reported throughout the county.

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The deaths at the five nursing homes with the highest case counts amounts to 45 percent of all resident deaths at long-term care facilities in Lake County.

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Here is a look at the total number of cases reported as of Friday among the nursing homes hardest hit:

Wauconda Care

• Outbreak Reported Cases: 58
• Deaths: 12

Claridge Health Center, Lake Bluff

• Outbreak Reported Cases: 42
• Deaths: 8

Elevate Care Riverwoods

• Outbreak Reported Cases: 47
• Deaths: 5

Elevate Care Waukegan

• Outbreak Reported Cases: 62
• Deaths: 6

The Grove By the Lake, Zion

• Outbreak Reported Cases: 50
• Deaths: 6

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Here is a look at the current number of cases and deaths in all of the other Lake Co. nursing homes reporting two or more cases:

Azpira Place of Lake Zurich

Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0

Balmoral Care Center

Outbreak Reported Cases: 5
Deaths: 2

Belmont Village of Buffalo Grove

Outbreak Reported Cases: 25
Deaths: 6

Brookdale - Hawthorn Lakes

Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0

Cedar Lake

Outbreak Reported Cases: 15
Deaths: 7

Lake Forest Place

Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0

Lexington of Lake

Outbreak Reported Cases: 38
Deaths: 10

Pavilion of Waukegan

Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0

Radford Green at Sedgebrook

Outbreak Reported Cases: 23
Deaths: 4

Rolling Hills Manor

Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 0

Sheridan at Green Oaks

Outbreak Reported Cases: 6
Deaths: 0

Terrace Nursing Home

Outbreak Reported Cases: 24
Deaths: 3

The Auberge At Highland Park

Outbreak Reported Cases: 3
Deaths: 2

The Village at Victory Lakes

Outbreak Reported Cases: 11
Deaths: 1

Victory Lakes Continuing Care Center

Outbreak Reported Cases: 17
Deaths: 2

Warren Barr Lincolnshire

Outbreak Reported Cases: 4
Deaths: 0

Warren Barr North Shore

Outbreak Reported Cases: 20
Deaths: 5

Whitehall of Deerfield

Outbreak Reported Cases: 10
Deaths: 1

Winchester House

Outbreak Reported Cases: 10
Deaths: 1

Sunrise of Gurnee

Outbreak Reported Cases: 2
Deaths: 0