Eight more residents tested positive for COVID-19 in DeKalb County on Thursday, with seven of them coming in patients under 40.
Of the 233 cases reported by the DeKalb County Health Department to date, 49.8% of them are in patients under 40.
Wednesday and Thursday’s combined count is less than Tuesday’s reported record, when 23 new cases were announced, a product in part of increased testing availability in Rockford and Aurora, said the county health department in a statement.
New cases include five in their 20s, two in their 30s and one in their 50s.
The Illinois Department of Public Health lists cases and tests by ZIP code, while the county health department lists cases by municipality. The 60135 ZIP code, which includes Genoa, has 23 confirmed cases and 162 tests administered. The 60115 ZIP code went up to 78 cases and 831 tests, while the 60178 ZIP code has 29 confirmed cases and 376 tests.
As of Thursday, a total of 87,937 cases have been confirmed statewide, with 3,928 deaths and 512,037 tests performed, according to the IDPH.
According to county data, the city of DeKalb is reported to have between 86 and 90 cases. Sandwich has between 31 and 35 cases. Sycamore has between 26 and 30 cases, Genoa has between 21 and 25 cases, and Cortland has between 16 and 20. Kingston and Hinckley are reported to have between six and 10 cases. Kirkland, Esmond, Malta, Maple Park, Shabbona, Somonauk and Waterman each report between one and five cases.
Including the new cases, there have been 12 COVID-19 occurrences in residents younger than age 19, 54 in their 20s, 50 in their 30s, with 46 in their 40s, 45 in their 50s, 11 in their 60s, 13 in their 70s and two in their 80s or older.
In total, 68 have recovered as of Friday, and two residents have died.
The two deaths reported in the county were both men; one a resident in his 50s, announced April 6, and one in his 60s, announced Saturday.
COVID-19 testing is being conducted at Northwestern Medicine health system hospitals and private lab facilities, including through Physicians Immediate Care and the Center for Family Health in Sycamore, which are prioritizing high-risk patients, first responders and health care workers and those experiencing severe symptoms.
Source: The Daily Chronicle