Kendall Co. Coronavirus Update: 722 Cases, 22 Deaths

KENDALL COUNTY, IL — In a news release on Monday, May 23, the Kendall County Health Department reported a total of 722 confirmed coronavirus cases in the county.

County health officials also reported that 386 are in recovery, and the death count remains at 22.

The most recent deaths were reported Monday, May 18, and among the deceased was a male in his 80s and a female in her 90s.

The recent in-county deaths include a 95-year-old Yorkville man who died April 29, an 86-year-old Oswego woman who died May 2, a 91-year-old Yorkville woman who died May 6, and an 89-year-old Oswego woman who died May 9

All four died in nursing homes, according to the Monday statement. The deaths were determined to be natural and appropriately referred back to their primary physicians for proper completion of the death certificate.

Coroner officials also said there were two other deaths reported to the office where the subject's cause of death was not listed as COVID-19 but the person did test positive for COVID-19 at the time of death. The deceased includes an 84-year-old Oswego woman who died May 5 and an 89-year-old Oswego woman who died May 11, both at nursing homes.

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