Sauk Valley sees slight uptick in COVID-19 cases across week

Coronavirus cases are slightly up across the region.

Whiteside County had 41 cases during the last 7 days, according to the most recent information available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 data tracker Monday. There were 33 cases the week prior.

The positivity rate for the last 7 days is at 2.47% from 3.14% and the case rate is 74.31 per 100,000 people. There was one new hospitalization.

Lee County had 27 cases, compared to 14 cases the previous week and is at a 3.91% positivity rate, up from 1.51%. The case rate is 79.19 per 100,000 people, and there was one new hospitalization.

Ogle County had 35 cases across the week compared to 20 the week before, with a positivity rate of 3.65%, up from 2.74%,. The case rate is 69.11 per 100,000 people, and there was one new hospitalization.

Carroll County reported fewer than 10 cases, and a positivity rate of 1.28%, from 3.11%.

All Sauk Valley counties are listed as low risk for transmission.


Rachel Rodgers

Rachel Rodgers

Rachel Rodgers joined Sauk Valley Media in 2016 covering local government in Dixon and Lee County.