Eleven new COVID-19 cases reported in Kane County Tuesday

Illinois public officials on Tuesday reported 11 new cases of COVID-19 in Kane County and no new deaths.

Kane County has now seen 59,811 total cases of the virus and 815 people have died.

The West Suburban (DuPage and Kane counties) region’s positivity rate increased to 2.2%. Currently, 26% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, Kane County’s seven-day positivity rate decreased to 1.9%, and DuPage County’s increased to 2.4%.

Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable four out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is up to 37 total COVID-19 patients in the hospital.

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 745 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and six additional deaths Tuesday. The IDPH received the results of 24,953 tests leading up to Tuesday afternoon.

According to the IDPH, the rolling seven-day positivity rate average in the state is 2.6%.

Illinois now has seen 1,403,508 total cases of the virus, and 23,383 people have died.