La Grange Sees Pattern In Virus Case Numbers: County

LA GRANGE, IL — La Grange's increase in new coronavirus cases has been the same for three weeks in a row, according to the Cook County Public Health Department.

As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had seen 2,601 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, 22 more than the previous week. That's the same number as the two previous weeks.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the local number of recorded coronavirus-related deaths stayed the same in the last week, at 36. The latest deaths were Sept. 17, Sept. 14, May 24, May 22, May 14 and Feb. 13. All the local deaths have been those who were over 50, according to the medical examiner.

The mortality rate among La Grange cases is 1.4 percent. About a tenth of 1 percent of the local population has 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 136 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning, the worst among its surveyed neighbors. The figure compares to 94 in Darien, 102 in La Grange Park, 107 in Hinsdale and DuPage County, 110 in Elmhurst, 115 in Clarendon Hills, 116 in Western Springs, 117 in suburban Cook County and 119 in Burr Ridge.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,680,908, a 0.9 percent increase from the previous week, according to the state Department of Public Health. The number of confirmed deaths so far is 25,407.

Nationally, 45.3 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported, a 1.1 percent increase from the previous week, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 733,834 people have died from the virus in the United States.HEAD: La Grange Sees Pattern In Virus Case Numbers: County
SUBHEAD: No new coronavirus deaths are reported in La Grange.

CUTLINE: As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,680,908, a 0.9 percent increase from the previous week, according to the state Department of Public Health. The number of confirmed deaths so far is 25,407.

LA GRANGE, IL — La Grange's weekly increase in new coronavirus cases has been the same for three weeks in a row, according to the Cook County Public Health Department.

As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had seen 2,601 coronavirus cases since the beginning of the pandemic, 22 more than the previous week. That's the same number as the two previous weeks.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the local number of recorded coronavirus-related deaths stayed the same in the last week, at 36. The latest deaths were Sept. 17, Sept. 14, May 24, May 22, May 14 and Feb. 13. All the local deaths have been those who were over 50, according to the medical examiner.

The mortality rate among La Grange cases is 1.4 percent. About a tenth of 1 percent of the local population has died from the virus.

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

Oct. 24, 2021 2,601 287,913

As of Sunday, La Grange, including La Grange Highlands, had 136 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning, the worst among its surveyed neighbors. The figure compares to 94 in Darien, 102 in La Grange Park, 107 in Hinsdale and DuPage County, 110 in Elmhurst, 115 in Clarendon Hills, 116 in Western Springs, 117 in suburban Cook County and 119 in Burr Ridge.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,680,908, a 0.9 percent increase from the previous week, according to the state Department of Public Health. The number of confirmed deaths so far is 25,407.

Nationally, 45.3 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported, a 1.1 percent increase from the previous week, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 733,834 people have died from the virus in the United States.