SYCAMORE – No new cases of coronavirus were reported in DeKalb County Sunday. The total count remains at 22, with the majority of reported cases in the City of DeKalb.
Three more DeKalb County residents, all in their 30s, tested positive for coronavirus Saturday, according to the DeKalb County Health Department. Liza Gonzalez, public health administrator with the department, said Sunday there were no new cases to report.
For the first time, the department provided a range of cases by city in the county, with a map on their website which shows the breakdown of reported cases by location.
DeKalb has between 11 and 15 cases, while Sycamore, Malta, Hinckley, Cortland and Sandwich are in the one to five range each.
Additional existing cases include one person under 19, two in their 20s including a Northern Illinois University student, six in their 30s, five others in their 40s, three in their 50s and three in their 70s.
A Kishwaukee College student is also among those confirmed to have the viral respiratory disease after they self-identified themselves to the institution, which was announced Thursday.
One other NIU student was confirmed to test positive but does not live in DeKalb County.
The statewide death toll rose by 31 on Sunday to 273 coronavirus deaths. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 899 new cases Sunday, bringing the total to 11,256. A total of 58,983 have been tested for COVID-19 in Illinois.
Little else is known about the 22 positive cases in the county, as public health officials and representatives of Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital have declined to provide any, citing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which prohibits any information be released which could identify the patient.
Limited testing is being conducted at Northwestern Medicine health system hospitals and private lab facilities across the state, which are prioritizing high-risk patients or those experiencing severe symptoms.
Source: The Daily Chronicle
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