Hinsdale Sees Drop In Virus Cases: Agencies

HINSDALE, IL — Hinsdale and Clarendon saw weekly drops in their coronavirus caseloads, but the numbers are still high, according to county health agencies.

As of Sunday, Hinsdale had 2,865 coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, up 103 in the last week. The previous week, the village recorded 114 new cases. Three weeks ago, the village broke a record at 198.

Meanwhile, Clarendon Hills reached 1,550 coronavirus cases, up 48 in the last week. Two weeks ago, the village saw 102 new cases, the highest number in a week.

Hinsdale saw no new coronavirus deaths in the last week, with the total at 63 since the pandemic's beginning, according to county agencies. Clarendon Hills' number of deaths stayed the same in the last week, at 14.

Here is the growth in coronavirus case numbers in Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills:

As of Sunday, Hinsdale had 162 coronavirus cases per thousand people since the pandemic's beginning. The figure compares to 145 in Darien, 169 in DuPage County, 177 in Clarendon Hills, 178 in Elmhurst, 186 in La Grange Park, 188 in suburban Cook County, 189 in Western Springs and 194 in La Grange.

As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 2,773,362, an 7.1 percent increase from the previous week, according to the state Department of Public Health. The number of confirmed deaths so far is 29,845.

Nationally, 70.2 million cases of the coronavirus have been reported, a 7.1 percent increase from the previous week, according to the Centers for Disease Control. A total of 862,494 people have died from the virus in the United States.