Another 7% Hike In Western Springs Virus Cases

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — For the second week in a row, Western Springs saw a 7 percent increase in its coronavirus caseload. The new cases in the last week numbered 15. The number of deaths remained at two, with the last one reported in mid-July, Cook County numbers show.

Here is a look at how the Western Springs' coronavirus caseload has grown:

As of Sunday, Western Springs had 16.3 coronavirus cases per thousand people. The figure compares to 13.8 in Darien, 14 in La Grange Park, 17.1 in Elmhurst, 17.9 in Clarendon Hills and DuPage County, 21.1 in Hinsdale, 23 in suburban Cook County, 23.7 in Burr Ridge and 23.8 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands).

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 274,258, up 5 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 8,450 state residents.

Nationally, 6.7 million people have caught the virus, up 3 percent from the week before. A total of 198,754 people have died from the virus in the United States.

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