78 Cases Of Coronavirus Reported In New Lenox Area: County

NEW LENOX, IL — The number of New Lenox's coronavirus cases increased by six cases over the past week, according to data from the Will County Health Department. New Lenox (ZIP code 60451) has 78 cases as of May 12, compared to 72 cases on May 5, which represents an 8.33 percent increase.

New Lenox does have a nursing home facility which has reported cases, which could contribute to the total case count for the village. The Cottages of New Lenox has reported there have been two resident deaths at the facility and 11 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, including nine employee cases.

At Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, the hospital has reported decreases in its amount of coronavirus in-patients and persons under investigation. On May 7, the hospital reported it had 36 inpatients who have tested positive for the coronavirus and 15 persons under investigation. The amount of coronavirus patients at the hospital do not count toward New Lenox's total; they are counted at the place of their residence, according to the state.

Mayor Tim Baldermann said Tuesday that the village is lobbying the Will County Health Department and Gov. J.B. Pritzker to separate Will County from the city of Chicago and Cook County in the Restore Illinois reopening plan.

"The official position from the village is that we are going to continue to work hard to lobby the governor to separate Will County and the collar counties from Chicago and Cook County, that we are going to continue to lobby the governor to allow us to have a little more local control," Baldermann said.

Here is the growth in the coronavirus case numbers for the past month in New Lenox. The data comes from the Will County Health Department and the number of cases reported in ZIP code 60451.

In nearby towns in the Lincoln-Way area, both Mokena (ZIP code 60448) and Frankfort (ZIP code 60423) have more cases, with 96 and 107 cases, respectively. Manhattan (ZIP code 60442) has 32 cases, according to data from the county health department.

As of Tuesday, Illinois' coronavirus case count was 83,021, and the coronavirus has claimed the lives of 3,601 Illinois residents. Health authorities do not provide the number of deaths by municipality. In Will County, there are 3,951 cases of the coronavirus and 212 related deaths.

Nationally, 1.375 million people have caught the virus, and 82,806 people have died from it.

Read more:

• Illinois Coronavirus Update May 13: 83,021 Cases, 3,601 Deaths