April 19, 2024
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New COVID-19 cases in Kane County fall on Wednesday

No additional deaths reported

By Kane County Chronicle staff report
Covid-19 vaccine syringes sit on a tray ready to be used during a vaccination event at the Schreiber Center for Human Services in Round Lake. The event was sponsored by the Lake County Health Department, Catholic Charities and the Doctors Test Centers. Every Saturday from 10-4 p.m. vaccinations will be available by appointment only. (4/10/21)

Candace H. Johnson-for Shaw Media Covid-19 vaccine syringes sit on a tray ready to be used during a vaccination event at the Schreiber Center for Human Services in Round Lake. The event was sponsored by the Lake County Health Department, Catholic Charities and the Doctors Test Centers. Every Saturday from 10-4 p.m. vaccinations will be available by appointment only. (4/10/21) (Candace H.Johnson)

Illinois public officials on Wednesday reported 106 new cases of COVID-19 in Kane County and no new deaths. There were 160 cases reported on Tuesday.

Kane County has now seen 55,955 total cases of the virus and 753 people have died.

The West Suburban region (DuPage and Kane counties) has seen 91 consecutive days below 8%. The region’s positivity rate decreased to 6.1%. Currently, 22% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, Kane County’s seven-day positivity average increased to 7.6%, and DuPage County’s decreased to 5.4%.

Hospitalizations have increased 10 out of the past 10 days in this region.

The positivity rate is the percentage of people who test positive out of all the people tested in a given time period. Additional restrictions can be placed on any of the state’s 11 health regions if the region sustains an increase in its average positivity rate for seven days out of a 10-day period.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,765 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 28 additional deaths Wednesday. The IDPH received the results of 81,133 tests leading up to Wednesday afternoon.

According to the IDPH, the rolling seven-day positivity rate average in the state is 3.8%.

Illinois now has seen 1,309,552 total cases of the virus, and 21,722 people have died.

Editor’s Note: The total number of COVID-19 cases in Kane County was incorrect in Tuesday’s report. It should have read 55,849 and not 58,849.

Cases and testing are counted by zip code.

Several municipalities in Kane County share the same zip code.

60174 & 60175 – 3,042 cases, 43,166 tested; 2,541 cases, 39,555 tested

60134 – 2,536 cases, 36,334 tested

60510 – 2,282 cases, 31,980 tested

60119 – 923 cases, 10,600 tested

60554 – 986 cases, 11,875 tested

60542 – 1,700 cases, 22,293 tested

60505 & 60506 – 8,659 cases, 70,302 tested; 6,474 cases, 75,951 tested

60123 – 5,446 cases, 63,106 tested

60177 – 2,699 cases, 38,593 tested

60124 – 2,245 cases, 24,263 tested

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