5K Cases, 36 Deaths In St. Charles During 1st Year Of Pandemic

ST. CHARLES, IL — More than 5,000 people in St. Charles tested positive for the coronavirus during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, public health data shows.

The World Health Organization declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020. St. Charles reported its first coronavirus case two days later.

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One year on, the city’s case total stands 5,006. Sixty percent of those cases were recorded during the final three months of 2020 amid a huge surge throughout the state, according to statistics from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Since Jan. 1, 958 St. Charles residents have tested positive for the coronavirus, the state’s data shows.

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The city's seven-day rolling average of new cases dipped below 5 on Feb. 18 for the first time since mid-July. That figure stood at about 6.3 Thursday, down from an all-time high of more than 61 on Nov. 12, according to public health data.

Three dozen St. Charles residents died from COVID-19 during the first year of the coronavirus pandemic, public health data shows.

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The city’s death toll includes at least 29 residents of long-term-care facilities, which have been among the hardest-hit communities since the start of the pandemic. The Illinois Department of Public Health has linked 14 of those deaths to Dunham Rehab and Healthcare.

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