SYCAMORE – Nine more DeKalb County residents have tested positive for the novel coronavirus Monday, according to the DeKalb County Health Department, bringing the total to 193 positive cases reported to date.
New cases include another resident under 19, four in their 30s, two in their 40s, and one each in their 50s and 70s. In total, 68 have recovered as of Friday, and two residents have died.
Where we stand with Restore Illinois metrics
According to newly updated Restore Illinois data which tracks testing, hospital and medical supply availability in regions to determine whether certain businesses and services throughout the state can begin to reopen, DeKalb County’s region remains within certain criteria to move forward to Phase 3 of Gov. JB Pritzker’s plan at the end of May.
Illinois is in Phase 2 of the five-phase plan. In particular, the North Central Region (which includes DeKalb County) is reporting an 8.96% positive rate, which falls under the threshold for positive cases which must be 20% or lower than the number of tests performed for a 14-day consecutive period.
Other criteria to move forward to Phase 3, however, such as robust testing and contact tracing, are still unclear, as no guidelines have yet been laid out on metrics from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Local COVID-cases, testing data
Including the new cases, there have been nine COVID-19 occurrences in residents younger than age 19, and 37 in residents in their 20s, with 42 in their 30s, 41 in their 40s, 40 in their 50s, nine in their 60s, 13 in their 70s and two in their 80s.
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.
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 19 confirmed cases and 128 tests administered. The 60115 ZIP code went up to 66 cases and 678 tests, while the 60178 ZIP code has 22 confirmed cases and 308 tests.
As of Monday, a total of 79,007 cases have been confirmed statewide, with 3,459 deaths and 442,425 tests performed, according to the IDPH.
Data from the state health department released Sunday afternoon also shows that 1,563 COVID-19 tests have been conducted in DeKalb County (which has a population of about 105,000 according to the 2010 Census) to date. As of Friday, 1,393 of those tests have come back negative.
The city of DeKalb is reported to have between 66 and 70 cases. Sandwich has between 26 and 30 cases. Sycamore and Genoa each report between 21 and 25. Cortland reports between 16 and 20 cases, while Kingston is reported to have between six and 10 cases. Kirkland, Esmond, Malta, Maple Park, Hinckley, Shabbona, Somonauk and Waterman each report between one and five cases.
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
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