April 19, 2024
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More than 60 new COVID-19 cases reported in Kane County Friday

No additional deaths reported

By Kane County Chronicle staff report

Candace H. Johnson-for Shaw Media Silvia Rivera, of Chicago, medical assistant with Doctors Test Centers, gives the Covid-19 vaccine to Mary Hernandez, of Mundelein during a vaccination event at the Schreiber Center for Human Services in Round Lake. (Candace H.Johnson)

Illinois public officials on Friday reported 62 new cases of COVID-19 in Kane County and no new deaths.

Kane County has now seen 60,205 total cases of the virus and 816 people have died.

The West Suburban (DuPage and Kane counties) region’s positivity rate increased to 4.2%. Currently, 27% of ICU beds are available.

Within this region, Kane County’s seven-day positivity rate increased to 4.4%, and DuPage County’s increased to 4.1%.

Hospitalizations decreased or remained stable one out of the past 10 days in this region. The region is up to 63 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 2,348 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and eight additional deaths Friday. The IDPH received the results of 54,563 tests leading up to Friday afternoon.

According to the IDPH, the rolling seven-day positivity rate average in the state is 4.0%.

Illinois now has seen 1,419,611 total cases of the virus, and 23,440 people have died.

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