Last Coronavirus Death In Northbrook Was July 21

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 nearly seven 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 502 coronavirus-related cases in Northbrook, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of 25 cases since Aug. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 18 cases between Aug. 21-28.

In addition, 21,192 19,256 people have been tested across zip codes 60026 and 60062, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. That number marks an increase of 1,936 tests since Aug. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase in tests of 1,163 between Aug. 21-28.

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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).

The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 13,933 confirmed cases in Cook County long-term facilities and 2,372 deaths. These numbers indicate an increase of 192 cases and 22 deaths since what we reported on Aug. 28. For further comparison, there was an increase of 27 cases and two deaths between Aug. 14-21. 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.

Earlier this week, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced a slowdown in data processing within IDPH systems affected the reporting of COVID-19 tests due to the large volume of testing occurring in Illinois. As a result, 5,368 new cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in Illinois Friday, including 29 additional confirmed deaths.

The latest deaths include:

• Bond County: 1 male 70s
• Cook County: 1 male 40s, 2 males 50s, 2 females 70s, 1 male 80s
• Cumberland County: 1 female 90s
• Edgar County: 1 female 90s
• Henry County: 1 male 90s
• Kankakee County: 1 male 90s
• Lake County: 1 female 70s, 1 male 70s
• LaSalle County: 1 female 80s
• Macoupin County: 1 male 70s
• Madison County: 2 male 70s
• McHenry County: 1 male 80s
• McLean County: 1 male 90s
• Moultrie County: 1 female 90s
• Perry County: 1 male 60s
• Richland County: 1 female 90s
• Rock Island County: 1 female 60s, 1 female 90s
• Stark County: 1 male 80s
• Tazewell County: 1 female 80s
• Will County: 1 female 70s
• Williamson County: 1 female 80s, 1 female 90s

Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 245,371 cases, including 8,143 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois. The age of cases ranges from younger than one to older than 100 years.

The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from Aug. 28 – Sept. 3 is 4.1 percent. Using a 7-day rolling average for this metric helps account for any variation in day to day data collection, such as a data processing slowdown, and provides the public and decisions makers with a consistent picture of trends over time.

As of Thursday, 1,621 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 360 patients were in the ICU and 155 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. Within the past 24 hours, laboratories have reported 149,273 specimens for a total of 4,309,941.