The DeKalb County Health Department reported six new cases of the novel coronavirus in the county on Tuesday, half of them in patients in their 20s, bringing the total cases of residents who have tested positive to 140.
There was also one new case each in patients in their 40s, 50s and 60s.
Genoa and Sycamore each have between 16 and 20 reported cases according to county data, while Sandwich has between 11 and 15. Kirkland, Kingston, Esmond, Malta, Shabbona, Somonauk, Hinckley, Maple Park and Waterman have between one and five reported cases. DeKalb still leads the way with between 46 and 50 reported cases.
Including the new cases, there are six COVID-19 occurrences in residents under 19. There are also a reported 29 cases among patients in their 20s, 28 in their 30s, 31 in their 40s, 27 in their 50s, eight in their 60s and 11 in their 70s.
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 14 confirmed cases and 97 tests administered. The 60115 ZIP code went up to 52 cases and 485 tests, while the 60178 ZIP code has 18 confirmed cases and 235 tests.
As of Tuesday, a total of 65,962 cases have been confirmed statewide, with 2,838 deaths and 346,286 tests performed, according to the IDPH.
Recovery data provided by the county reports 15 new patients fully recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total to 49 reported to have fully recovered so far as of Friday. This information is provided by the county health department once a week. There have also been 879 negative tests (up by 313 from last week) administered in DeKalb County, which has a population of nearly 105,000 according to the 2010 Census.
A Kishwaukee College student was among those who have tested positive, along with a second NIU student who does not live in DeKalb County and is not included in the local count.
The first case in DeKalb County was announced March 21 and the first and only death April 6 of a man in his 50s.
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 health privacy laws that prohibit the release of information 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 health care workers and those experiencing severe symptoms.
Source: The Daily Chronicle