Western Springs Virus Cases Up By Four

WESTERN SPRINGS, IL — Over the last week, Western Springs' coronavirus caseload increased by four cases, smaller than the hikes of the last few weeks, according to the Cook County Public Health Department. The latest weekly increase amounted to 3 percent. The number of deaths remained at two.

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

As of Sunday, Western Springs had 9.8 coronavirus cases per thousand people. The figure compares to 9.2 in Darien, 10.2 in La Grange Park, 12.1 in Elmhurst, 12.2 in Clarendon Hills, 13.2 in DuPage County, 15.6 in Hinsdale, 16.9 in Burr Ridge, 17.8 in suburban Cook County and 20.2 in La Grange.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 194,080, up 7 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 7,636 state residents.

Nationally, 5 million people have caught the virus, up 8 percent from the week before. A total of 161,284 people have died from the virus in the United States.

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