DeKalb County reports 57 new cases of COVID-19, 262 more recoveries, as 20K in county now fully vaccinated

53,868 vaccine doses administered, 19.88% of county population fully vaccinated

DeKalb County reported 57 new cases of COVID-19 in residents Friday, bringing the total number of cases to 9,416 since the pandemic began, and 262 more recoveries.

No new deaths were reported Friday, leaving the local death toll at 116, according to the DeKalb County Health Department.

According to Illinois Department of Public Health data, 53,868 total vaccine doses have been administered to DeKalb County residents, and 20,703 residents, or 19.88% 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 907, with 8,550 doses of total reported inventory, according to state numbers – 8,550 at the health department and 0 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 remained at 7%. The county rate fell to 6.8%, down from 7.4% the day prior. 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

No new cases reported Friday were linked to long-term care facilities, though two remain in outbreak mode. The DeKalb County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center reports three cases including two employees. Oak Crest-DeKalb Area Retirement Center reports two cases in employees.

Of the new cases, 21 were in residents 19 or younger, 19 in their 20s, four in their 30s, six in their 40s, five in their 50s and two in their 60s.

In total, there have been 1,612 cases in DeKalb County residents 19 or younger, 2,266 in their 20s, 1,408 in their 30s, 1,315 in their 40s, 1,179 in their 50s, 797 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 4,156 and 4,160 cases. There are between 1,871 and 1,875 cases in Sycamore; 826 and 830 in Sandwich and Plano (listed as one region on the site); 736 and 740 in Genoa; 431 and 435 cases in Cortland; 246 and 250 cases in Hinckley; 231 and 235 in Kirkland; 206 and 210 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 3,995 cases reported and 71,377 tests administered (a positivity rate of 5.5%); the 60178 ZIP code, including Sycamore, had 1,872 cases and 22,253 tests (8.4%); the 60111 ZIP code, including Clare, reported 24 cases and 254 tests (9.4%); the 60112 ZIP code, including Cortland, had 429 cases and 4,680 tests (9.1%); the 60135 ZIP code, including Genoa, had 725 cases and 6,689 tests (10.8%); the 60145 ZIP code, including Kingston, had 200 cases and 1,837 tests (10.8%); the 60146 ZIP code, including Kirkland, had 250 cases and 2,455 tests (10.1%); the 60150 ZIP code, including Malta, had 113 cases and 1,527 tests (7.4%); the 60151 ZIP code, including parts of Maple Park in both DeKalb and Kane counties, had 336 cases and 3,500 tests (9.6%); the 60520 ZIP code, including Hinckley, had 239 cases and 2,769 tests (8.6%); the 60548 ZIP code, including Sandwich, had 1,252 cases and 13,284 tests (9.4%); the 60550 ZIP code, including Shabbona, had 127 cases and 1,552 tests (8.1%); and the 60556 ZIP code, including Waterman, had 128 cases and 1,488 tests (8.6%).

The IDPH reported 1,296,381 people in Illinois have tested positive for COVID-19, while 21,630 people have died statewide. There have been 21,571,023 tests performed to date.

According to testing and recovery data released weekly on Fridays by the county, 8,430 DeKalb County residents have fully recovered as of April 16, and there have been 141,390 tests run on county residents.

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