36 New Coronavirus Cases In Last Week In Northbrook

NORTHBROOK, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Northbrook has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 42 people have died due to COVID-19 in Northbrook since March 29. There has not been a new death, as of Friday, in the last 12 weeks with the last happening on July 21. The most deaths in a single day since the pandemic began was three on April 28.

As of Friday, there have been 645 coronavirus-related cases in Northbrook, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of 36 cases since Oct. 9. For further comparison, there was an increase of 24 cases between Oct. 2-9.

In addition, 31,724 people have been tested across zip codes 60026 and 60062, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That number marks an increase of 2,311 tests since Oct. 9. For further comparison, there was an increase in tests of 1,531 between Oct. 2-9.

Here is a breakdown of COVID-19 related deaths in Northbrook:

• March 29 — 1
• March 30 — 1
• April 3 — 1
• April 23 — 2
• April 24 — 1
• April 26 — 1
• April 28 — 3
• April 29 — 2
• April 30 — 1
• May 3 — 1
• May 4 — 2
• May 5 — 1
• May 6 — 2
• May 7 — 2
• May 10 — 1
• May 13 — 2
• May 17 — 2
• May 19 — 1
• May 21 — 1
• May 24 — 1
• May 28 — 1
• May 29 — 1
• May 30 — 1
• June 1 — 1
• June 2 — 1
• June 3 — 1
• June 4 — 1
• June 14 — 1
• June 17 — 1
• June 18 — 1
• July 8 — 1
• July 14 — 1
• July 21 — 1

According to the medical examiner, the age breakdown for the 42 deaths are: 80+ (28), 70-79 (6), 60-69 (6), 40-49 (1) and 30-39 (1).

As of Friday, the Cook County Department of Health is reporting 67,160 confirmed cases and 1,991 deaths since the pandemic began. That marks an increase of 3,584 cases and 27 deaths since Oct. 9.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 14,370 confirmed cases in Cook County long-term facilities and 2,397 deaths. These numbers had not been updated since Oct. 2. It marks an increase of 52 cases and seven deaths in the last two weeks. In the past, the IDPH has twice temporarily removed some cases and deaths since Patch has been tracking these numbers, before including them back in at a later date.

Here is a breakdown of reported outbreak cases and deaths at some of these facilities in Northbrook:

• Brookdale Northbrook — 5 cases, 3 deaths
• Citadel of Northbrook — 41 cases, 2 deaths
• Covenant Living of Northbrook — 2 cases, 0 deaths (numbers are as of June 5; not included in any reports since)
• Elevate Care Northbrook — 75 cases, 16 deaths
• Northbrook Inn Memory Care — 18 cases, 10 deaths
• North Shore Place — 10 cases, 0 deaths
• Lake Cook Rehab and Healthcare — 49 cases, 12 deaths

These numbers include both residents and employees of the long-term care facilities.