Health & Fitness
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Continue To Fall In Evergreen Park
The number of cases continues to steadily decline each week in Evergreen Park, and vaccination rates are creeping up.
EVERGREEN PARK, IL — Confirmed cases dropped noticeably last week in Evergreen Park, according to new data from the Cook County Department of Public Health.
Confirmed cases have decreased by 38% over the past 14 days in Evergreen Park. 18 cases were reported last week, making for a weekly case rate of 91 cases per 100,000 people. The village has seen a total of 2,453 confirmed cases, making for a total confirmed case rate of 12,281 per 100,000 people.
Weekly counts and rates are updated each Wednesday, and represent cases reported the previous Sunday through Saturday. According to a line graph on the CCDPH site, Evergreen Park case rates have more or less matched those of Suburban Cook County over the course of the pandemic.
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Evergreen Park falls just below Suburban Cook County in terms of vaccination rates. 13,152 people, or 66.3% of the population, have received at least one dose, while 10,778 people, or 54.3%, have received both.
In Suburban Cook County, 1,520,821 people, or 66.8% of the total population, have received at least one dose. 1,237,883 people, or 54.4% of the population, have received both.
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In Suburban Cook County, there have been 282,870 confirmed cases and 4,732 deaths as of Oct. 7. The weekly case rate is 120 per 100,000 people, and there has been a 2.3% test positivity last week.
See here for the full report on Suburban Cook County. To see a specific town, click on "data by town" on the top dashboard.
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