DeKalb County reports 53 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday

SYCAMORE – Health officials on Wednesday announced 53 new cases of the novel coronavirus, with just five of those coming from a long-term nursing facility.

DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reported five new cases, two in staff and three in residents.

According to the DeKalb County Health Department website, there have been 7,665 total cases and 89 deaths in the county.

Among the new cases Tuesday, 12 in residents under 20, nine were in their 20s, nine in their 30s, eight in their 40s, three in their 50s, eight in their 60s, two in their 70s and two in their 80s or older.

According to state data, 3,538 doses of the vaccine have been administered to DeKalb County residents either in the county or at another location, and 530 residents have been fully vaccinated.

The seven-day rolling positivity rate in the county dropped to 9.3%. The positivity rate for Region 1, which includes DeKalb County, Winnebago and west to Whiteside, dropped to 6.4%.

By the numbers

There currently are seven long-term care facilities in outbreak mode in DeKalb County.

DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in DeKalb has reported 102 cases (56 staff and 46 residents), Oak Crest-DeKalb Area Retirement Center in DeKalb has reported 58 cases (27 staff and 31 residents with one death) and Bethany Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in DeKalb has reported 109 cases (46 staff and 63 residents with 10 deaths). Prairie Crossing Living and Rehabilitation Center in Shabbona has reported 88 cases (34 staff and 54 residents with eight deaths). Lincolnshire Place in Sycamore has reported 47 cases (17 staff and 30 residents with eight deaths), and Willow Crest Nursing Pavilion in Sandwich has reported eight cases (five employees and three residents). Pine Acres in DeKalb has 10 cases (five staff and five residents).

Some facilities are not designated long-term care by the county but are by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Opportunity House in Sycamore reported four new cases, with 36 cases on the state website during the facility’s second documented outbreak, while Avancer Home in Genoa had 13 cases and one death as of Jan. 15, the same as the week prior.

There have been 1,242 cases in DeKalb County residents 19 or younger, 1,780 in their 20s, 1,138 in their 30s, 1,077 in their 40s, 979 in their 50s, 658 in their 60s, 383 in their 70s and 355 in their 80s or older.

There have been 50 deaths reported in DeKalb County residents in their 80s or older, 15 in their 70s, 13 in their 60s, six in their 50s, three in their 40s, one in their 30s and one infant.

According to county data, DeKalb has seen between 3,256 and 3,260 cases. There are between 1,576 and 1,580 cases in Sycamore; 691 and 695 in Sandwich and Plano (listed as one region on the site); 626 and 630 in Genoa; 336 and 340 cases in Cortland; 191 and 195 cases in Kirkland; 186 and 190 Hinckley; 176 and 180 in Kingston; 146 and 150 cases in Somonauk; 101 and 105 in Shabbona; 96 to 100 in Waterman; 91 and 95 in Malta; 56 and 60 in Maple Park; 16 and 20 in Clare; 11 and 15 in Earlville and Esmond; and six and 10 in Lee and Leland. Marengo and Rochelle each report between one and five cases.

The DeKalb County website only lists residents who live within county lines for a municipality, while the IDPH website lists everyone within a certain ZIP code. Numbers also may vary because of data lags.

The 60115 ZIP code, including DeKalb, had 3,180 cases reported and 44,632 tests administered (a positivity rate of 7.1%); the 60178 ZIP code, including Sycamore, had 1,587 cases and 16,883 tests (9.4%); the 60111 ZIP code, including Clare, reported 18 cases and 179 tests (10%); the 60112 ZIP code, including Cortland, had 330 cases and 3,401 tests (9.7%); the 60135 ZIP code, including Genoa, had 627 cases and 5,140 tests (12.1%); the 60145 ZIP code, including Kingston, had 171 cases and 1,390 tests (12.2%); the 60146 ZIP code, including Kirkland, had 214 cases and 1,859 tests (11.5%); the 60150 ZIP code, including Malta, had 87 cases and 1,136 tests (7.7%); the 60151 ZIP code, including parts of Maple Park in both DeKalb and Kane counties, had 264 cases and 2,637 tests (10%); the 60520 ZIP code, including Hinckley, had 186 cases and 1,909 tests (9.7%); the 60548 ZIP code, including Sandwich, had 1,042 cases and 10,358 tests (10%); the 60550 ZIP code, including Shabbona, had 111 cases and 1,103 tests (10%); and the 60556 ZIP code, including Waterman, had 94 cases and 1,041 tests (9%).

The IDPH reported 1,081,354 people in Illinois have tested positive for COVID-19, while 18,398 people have died statewide. There have been 14,984,649 tests performed.

According to recovery and testing data released Friday by the county, the total number of recoveries rose to 6,486. There have been 88,716 total tests run in the county and there remain 896 active cases.

The region recently hit Tier 1 mitigations, reopening limited indoor dining and other recreational facilities, along with allowing some youth sports. With two more days under 6.5% rolling positivity, the region will enter into Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan, meaning loosening capacity limits on indoor dining and other areas.