La Grange Sees Smallest Caseload Increase Since Early August

LA GRANGE, IL — La Grange saw the smallest increase in coronavirus cases since early August. In the last week, its caseload rose by 3 percent, or 15 cases, according to the Cook County Public Health Department.

The total cases number 470. Figures on those who have recovered are unavailable.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the number of coronavirus-related deaths stood at 15, with the most recent ones Aug. 27 and Sept. 4. Before the latest deaths, no La Grange resident had died as a result of the coronavirus since June 9. All the local deaths have been those who were 68 or older, according to the medical examiner.

The Cook County Public Health Department's coronavirus numbers for La Grange also include unincorporated La Grange Highlands, which the agency did not make apparent until August. La Grange Patch has been using the health department's numbers all along.

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 24.6 coronavirus cases per thousand people. The figure compares to 14 in La Grange Park, 14.7 in Darien, 17.4 in Western Springs, 18.5 in Clarendon Hills, 18.8 in Elmhurst, 18.9 in DuPage County, 22 in Hinsdale, 24 in suburban Cook County and 25.5 in Burr Ridge.

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As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 287,930, up 5 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 8,601 state residents.

Nationally, 7.1 million people have caught the virus, up 5 percent from the week before. A total of 204,033 people have died from the virus in the United States.