Nearly 40 new COVID-19 cases reported in Kane County Tuesday

No additional deaths reported

By Kane County Chronicle

July 27, 2021 at 5:00 pm CDT

A medical staff prepares a syringe with the a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a shopping mall in Paris, Tuesday, July 13, 2021. More than 1 million people in France made vaccine appointments in less than a day after the president cranked up pressure on everyone to get vaccinated to save summer vacation and the French economy. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (Michel Euler/AP)

Illinois public officials on Tuesday reported 37 new cases of COVID-19 in Kane County and no new deaths.

Kane County has now seen 60,062 total cases of the virus and 816 people have died.

The West Suburban (DuPage and Kane counties) region’s positivity rate increased to 3.7%. Currently, 27% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, Kane County’s seven-day positivity rate increased to 3.6%, and DuPage County’s increased to 3.7%.

Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable three out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is up to 52 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 1,669 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths Tuesday. The IDPH received the results of 31,019 tests leading up to Tuesday afternoon.

According to the IDPH, the rolling seven-day positivity rate average in the state is 3.7%.

Illinois now has seen 1,413,490 total cases of the virus, and 23,414 people have died.