One new DeKalb County resident tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, a patient in their 20s, to bring the count for the county up to 57 according to numbers provided by the DeKalb County Health Department.
It was the 12th patient reported in their 20s according to the health department. There have also been 11 in their 30s, and 13 each in their 40s and 50s. There is one case among residents in their 60s, reported on Monday, and six in their 70s. The county health department also reported Friday that 31 sick residents have fully recovered.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is now listing tests by zip code in their information. The 60115 zip code has performed 203 tests, up five from Monday, with 23 confirmed cases. In the 60178 zip code, there have been 11 confirmed cases and 115 tests performed.
The statewide total rose to 33,059 confirmed cases, according to IDPH numbers. There have been 1,468 deaths and 154,997 tests performed statewide.
According to county health department data, of DeKalb County’s roughly 105,000 population size, fewer than 500 tests have been administered, according to county health department data, which for the first time Friday reported in an email newsletter that 403 COVID-19 tests have come back negative locally, and 31 sick residents have fully recovered.
The report also notes that data is subject to change, because the number of negative tests may be higher than reported as laboratories are not required to report those results.
Ongoing location range data reported by the county health department shows 21 to 25 cases in the city of DeKalb, 11 to 15 cases in Sycamore, and one to five cases in Kingston, Genoa, Esmond, Malta, Cortland, Shabbona, Hinckley and Sandwich.
A Kishwaukee College student also tested positive, along with a second NIU student who does not live in DeKalb County.
The first case in DeKalb County was announced March 21 and the first death April 6 of a man in his 50s. The 20-year-old numbers in the county include an NIU student.
Other data is unknown about the cases in the county, as public health officials and representatives of Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital have declined to provide any, citing the health privacy laws that prohibit any information be released that could identify the patient.
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 healthcare workers and those experiencing severe symptoms.
Source: The Daily Chronicle