DeKalb County reports 46 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday, over 19% of county population fully vaccinated

52,200 vaccine doses administered, 19.09% of county population fully vaccinated

DeKalb County reported 46 new cases of COVID-19 in residents Thursday, bringing the total number of cases to 9,359 since the pandemic began, as cases continue to rise weekly after slowing down in March.

The weekly case total reported March 9 through 15 was 61. The weekly case total last week was 288, according to the DeKalb County Health Department.

No new deaths were reported Thursday, leaving the local death toll at 116.

According to Illinois Department of Public Health data, 52,241 total vaccine doses have been administered to DeKalb County residents, and 19,883 residents, or 19.09% of the county’s population of 104,143, have been fully vaccinated. The seven-day rolling average of doses administered to county residents is at 749, with 8,560 doses of total reported inventory, according to state numbers – 8,550 at the health department and 10 at community partners. The inventory numbers are according to state health officials, and may differ from local numbers, according to DeKalb County health officials.

The seven-day rolling positivity rate for Region 1, which runs north to Rockford and west to the Iowa border rose to 7%. The county rate rose to 7.4%. Positivity rates are reported with a three-day data lag. Region 1 also reports a 7-day average of 116 COVID-19 patients hospitalized.

By the numbers

One new cases was reported at one of the two long-term care facilities currently in outbreak mode, a resident of DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, which now reports three cases including two employees. Oak Crest-DeKalb Area Retirement Center reports two cases in employees.

Of the new cases, 13 were in residents 19 or younger, 15 in their 20s, three in their 30s, four in their 40s, six in their 50s three in their 60s, one in their 70s and one in their 80s or older.

In total, there have been 1,591 cases in DeKalb County residents 19 or younger, 2,247 in their 20s, 1,404 in their 30s, 1,309 in their 40s, 1,174 in their 50s, 795 in their 60s, 437 in their 70s and 402 in their 80s or older.

There have been 68 deaths reported in DeKalb County residents in their 80s or older, 18 in their 70s, 18 in their 60s, six in their 50s, three in their 40s, one in their 30s, one in their 20s, and one infant.

According to county data, DeKalb has seen between 4,126 and 4,130 cases. There are between 1,861 and 1,865 cases in Sycamore; 821 and 825 in Sandwich and Plano (listed as one region on the site); 731 and 735 in Genoa; 431 and 435 cases in Cortland; 241 and 245 cases in Hinckley; 231 and 235 in Kirkland; 201 and 205 in Kingston; 171 and 175 cases in Somonauk; 131 and 135 in Waterman; 116 to 120 in Malta and Shabbona, 81 and 85 in Maple Park; 21 and 25 in Clare; 16 and 20 in Earlville; 11 and 15 in Leland and Esmond; and six and 10 in Lee. 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 3,961 cases reported and 71,014 tests administered (a positivity rate of 5.5%); the 60178 ZIP code, including Sycamore, had 1,864 cases and 22,196 tests (8.3%); the 60111 ZIP code, including Clare, reported 24 cases and 254 tests (9.4%); the 60112 ZIP code, including Cortland, had 429 cases and 4,675 tests (9.1%); the 60135 ZIP code, including Genoa, had 722 cases and 6,664 tests (10.8%); the 60145 ZIP code, including Kingston, had 198 cases and 1,832 tests (10.8%); the 60146 ZIP code, including Kirkland, had 250 cases and 2,449 tests (10.2%); the 60150 ZIP code, including Malta, had 112 cases and 1,521 tests (7.3%); the 60151 ZIP code, including parts of Maple Park in both DeKalb and Kane counties, had 335 cases and 3,489 tests (9.6%); the 60520 ZIP code, including Hinckley, had 239 cases and 2,756 tests (8.6%); the 60548 ZIP code, including Sandwich, had 1,242 cases and 13,230 tests (9.3%); the 60550 ZIP code, including Shabbona, had 126 cases and 1,545 tests (8.1%); and the 60556 ZIP code, including Waterman, had 128 cases and 1,484 tests (8.6%).

The IDPH reported 1,292,515 people in Illinois have tested positive for COVID-19, while 21,609 people have died statewide. There have been 21,477,421 tests performed to date.

According to testing and recovery data released weekly on Fridays by the county, 8,168 DeKalb County residents have fully recovered as of April 9, and there have been 136,633 tests run on county residents.

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