March 29, 2024
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McHenry County reports 93 new confirmed cases from over weekend

No additional deaths reported since Friday

The McHenry County Department of Health reported 93 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and no additional deaths since Friday's update.

This brings countywide totals to 4,620 confirmed cases, 118 related deaths and four probable deaths as of Monday evening. The county's recovery rate currently sits at 97%.

McHenry County residents have been tested a total of 76,321 times since the pandemic began, according to county-specific data collected by the Illinois Department of Public Health.

The Kane County Health Department reported a total of 13,195 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 327 deaths Monday.

The Lake County Health Department reported a total of 16,960 confirmed cases and 464 related deaths.

Statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported a total of 289,639 confirmed cases and 8,614 related deaths. So far, Illinois has conducted a total of 5,520,652 COVID-19 tests. The statewide recovery rate is 96%.

Among McHenry County ZIP codes, Crystal Lake (60014) had the highest number of COVID-19 cases with a total of 697 confirmed cases, according to county data. Woodstock (60098) follows with 683 cases.

The McHenry County health department reports only ZIP code data that is located within McHenry County, a department spokeswoman said. Any discrepancies between county and Illinois Department of Public Health numbers are likely because of the data's provisional nature and because each health department finalizes its data at different times, she said.

Here is the rest of the local breakdown of cases by ZIP code: Harvard (60033) 474; McHenry (60050) 418; Lake in the Hills (60156) 409; Algonquin (60102) 368; Huntley (60142) 301; Cary (60013) 292; Johnsburg and McHenry (60051) 224; Crystal Lake, Bull Valley and Prairie Grove (60012) 157; Marengo (60152) 157; Wonder Lake (60097) 123; Spring Grove (60081) 88; Island Lake (60042) 67; Fox River Grove (60021) 49; Richmond (60071) 46; Hebron (60034) 21; Barrington (60010) 18; Union (60180) 12; and Ringwood and Wonder Lake (60072) six.

Two ZIP codes in McHenry County (61038 and 60135) have reported five cases or fewer, according to the health department.