Hinsdale Coronavirus Caseload Doubles

HINSDALE, IL — The number of Hinsdale's coronavirus cases has skyrocketed in the last week, increasing to 125, from 47 a week earlier, according to county health authorities. Neighboring Clarendon Hills, meanwhile, saw just one more case in that time, totaling 26.

Hinsdale's increase is driven by a big recent spike in coronavirus cases at ManorCare Hinsdale nursing home, which now has 97 cases and six deaths related to the coronavirus.

While Hinsdale has a hospital in its boundaries, that would not explain the village's caseload. Coronavirus patients are counted at the place of their residence, not at the hospital where they are admitted, according to the state Department of Public Health.

Here is the growth in the coronavirus case numbers in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills:

* Cook County reported a range of 1 to 4 cases on the Cook County side of Hinsdale April 1. At most, Hinsdale would have had 12 cases total.

With the surge in Hinsdale cases, the village has the highest rate among nearby towns, with 7.2 cases per thousand people. That compares to 1.4 in Western Springs, 2.9 in La Grange Park, 3 in Elmhurst and Clarendon Hills, 3.6 in Darien, 6 in Burr Ridge and 6.5 in La Grange.

The south suburbs, meanwhile, are seeing higher rates. Park Forest, for example, has 14.8 cases per thousand people.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 61,499. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 2,618 Illinois residents. Health authorities do not provide the number of deaths by municipality.

Nationally, nearly 1.2 million people have caught the virus, and 68,286 people have died from it.

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Illinois Coronavirus Update May 4: 61,499 Cases, 2,618 Deaths

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