Coronavirus Cases In Kane Co. Growing Fastest Among 20-Somethings

KANE COUNTY, IL — The average number of new coronavirus cases in Kane County each day has remained relatively steady over the past six weeks, but public health data shows cases are on the rise among residents between the ages of 10 and 40.

Cases are growing fastest among residents in the 20-29 age group, which has seen its 7-day rolling average of new cases nearly triple since July 9, according to statistics from the Illinois Department of Public Health. A 7-day rolling average is a measure that takes into account daily fluctuations in testing to show longer-term trends in coronavirus data.

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The state’s data shows 236 people in their 20s have tested positive in July, 40 percent more than any other age group.

Residents in that age range account for almost 20 percent of the Kane County’s 8,853 coronavirus cases, as of Monday, the data shows. That age group accounts for a slightly bigger portion — 22 percent — of all new coronavirus cases in Kane County this month.

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Coronavirus cases are also increasing in the 10-19 and 30-39 age groups, but to a lesser degree, the data shows. The 7-day rolling average of new cases among residents in each of those age groups doubled — to about 9 cases per day — between July 13 and July 27, according to state data.

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Aurora residents account for about 41 percent of all coronavirus cases in the county, with 3,645, the data shows. More than 500 residents in Aurora's other three counties — DuPage, Kendall and Will — have also tested positive for the coronavirus, according to the city's statistics.

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More than 2,000 Elgin residents have tested positive, as well as 828 in Carpentersville, 445 in St. Charles, 381 in South Elgin, 243 each in North Aurora and Geneva, and 188 in Batavia, according to the state's data.

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Two Kane County residents have died in the past week after testing positive for the coronavirus, bringing the county’s death toll to 294, as of Monday, the data shows.

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More than 70 percent of those who died were at least 70 years old, and 168 were residents of long-term-care facilities, according to the state’s data. No coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded among residents younger than 30.