88 Cases Of Coronavirus Reported In New Lenox Area: County

NEW LENOX, IL — The number of New Lenox's coronavirus cases increased by 10 cases over the past week, according to data from the Will County Health Department. New Lenox (ZIP code 60451) has 88 cases as of May 19, compared to 78 cases on May 12, which represents an 12.8 percent increase in the past week.

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. Cases at the facility have stagnated, as the total amount of cases did not increase with the release of the May 15 IDPH data.

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 14, the hospital reported it had 23 inpatients who have tested positive for the coronavirus and nine 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.

Last week, Mayor Tim Baldermann said 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.

IDPH is also reporting a total of 775 tests have been performed for ZIP code 60451.

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 102 and 117 cases, respectively, as of May 19. Manhattan (ZIP code 60442) has 33 cases, according to data from the county health department.

As of Tuesday, Illinois' coronavirus case count was 98,030 and the coronavirus has claimed the lives of 4,379 Illinois residents. Health authorities do not provide the number of deaths by municipality. In Will County, there are 4,577 cases of the coronavirus and 244 related deaths.

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