No Growth In Western Springs Caseload

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — Western Springs saw no growth in its coronavirus caseload in the last week, according to Cook County Public Health Department figures on Sunday. The number of cases stood at 44. Neighboring Hinsdale also saw no increase.

Western Springs has had no deaths as a result of the coronavirus, according to the county medical examiner's office.

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

The village's situation is better than nearby suburbs. As of Sunday, Western Springs had 3.3 coronavirus cases per thousand people. That compares to 5.4 in Clarendon Hills, 5.6 in Elmhurst, 5.8 in Darien, 5.9 in La Grange Park, 8.6 in Burr Ridge, 9.1 in DuPage County, 10.3 in Hinsdale, 12.1 in La Grange and 13.5 in suburban Cook County.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 132,543, up 4 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 6,308 state residents.

Nationally, 2.2 million people have caught the virus and 117,859 have died from it.

Read more:

Illinois Coronavirus Update June 12: 131,198 Cases, 6,260 Deaths

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