Western Springs Sees Low Rate Of Increase In Virus Cases

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — While coronavirus cases are spiking in other towns, Western Springs is seeing relatively low rates of increase.

As of Sunday, the village had 271 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, up 10 from a week before. That represented a 4 percent increase.

The number of deaths stayed at two, with the last one reported in mid-July. That's a mortality rate of less than 1 percent.

Here is a look at how Western Springs' coronavirus cases have grown:

As of Sunday, Western Springs had 21 coronavirus cases per thousand people, better than most of its neighbors. The figure compares to 18.7 in La Grange Park, 19.1 in Darien, 23.3 in Clarendon Hills, 24.1 in DuPage County, 25 in Elmhurst, 25.9 in Hinsdale, 29 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands), 29.4 in suburban Cook County and 29.5 in Burr Ridge.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 374,256, up 9 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 9,505 state residents.

Nationally, 8.6 million people have caught the virus, up 6 percent from the week before. A total of 224,221 people have died from the virus in the United States.

Read More:

IL Reports 3,874 New Cases, 51 Counties Now At 'Warning Level'

Don't miss updates in Western Springs as they are announced — Sign up for Patch news alerts and newsletters.