100 New Coronavirus Cases In La Grange: County

LA GRANGE, IL — La Grange is seeing a lower rate of increase in coronavirus cases, but still experiencing about 100 more cases weekly, according to the Cook County Public Health Department.

As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had a total of 1,397 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, up 100 from a week earlier.

The three previous weeks saw increases of 99, 135 and 100 coronavirus cases, according to health department numbers.

Since early October, La Grange's cases have increased by nearly three times. The number of those who have recovered is unavailable.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the number of coronavirus-related deaths increased by two in the last week, for a total of 24. The latest deaths were Dec. 15 and Dec. 17. All the local deaths have been those who were 62 or older, according to the medical examiner.

The mortality rate among La Grange cases is 1.7 percent. Of the entire population of La Grange and La Grange Highlands, 7.3 percent have been infected with the coronavirus. About a tenth of 1 percent of the population have died from the virus.

Here is a look at the growth in coronavirus numbers in La Grange, including La Grange Highlands:

As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had 73 coronavirus cases per thousand people, worse than its neighbors. The figure compares to 46.8 in La Grange Park, 50.6 in Darien, 52.7 in Hinsdale, 53 in Western Springs, 58.4 in Clarendon Hills, 59.8 in Elmhurst, 60.2 in DuPage County, 65.4 in Burr Ridge and 65.8 in suburban Cook County.

Read more:

Coronavirus Deaths Top 15,000 In Illinois Amid Vaccine Delays — Don't miss updates in La Grange as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 900,370, up 5.8 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 15,202 state residents.

Nationally, 17.6 million people have caught the virus, up 10 percent from the week before. A total of 315,260 people have died from the virus in the United States.