51 New Coronavirus Cases Announced In Buffalo Grove In Last Week

BUFFALO GROVE, IL — Like every other municipality in Illinois, the Village of Buffalo Grove has been dealing with its own unique data points regarding the coronavirus. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, 852 people have contracted COVID-19 in Buffalo Grove since the outbreak began. That is an increase of 51 cases since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of 42 cases between Oct. 9-16.

The Lake County Health Department reports there have been 19,930 confirmed cases in Lake County. That's an increase of 1,021 cases since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of 963 cases between Oct. 9-16. In addition, there have been 507 deaths, marking an increase of 13 since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of 14 deaths between Oct. 9-16.
Here is a breakdown of Lake County cases by age. As of Friday afternoon, there has been no update to these numbers since prior to Sept. 25:

• Less than 20 (3,245 cases for an increase of 695 since the last update prior to Sept. 25)
• 20-29 (3,997 cases for an increase of 773)
• 30-39 (2,880 cases for an increase of 628)
• 40-49 (2,993 for an increase of 545)
• 50-59 (2,875 for an increase of 609)
• 60-69 (1,774 for an increase of 384)
• 70-79 (904 for an increase of 181)
• 80-89 (607 for an increase of 92)
• 90 and older (364) for an increase of 59

The Lake County recovery rate from the coronavirus is currently 96.7 percent. Recovered cases are defined as persons with initial positive specimen collection date greater than 42 days who have not expired. The Recovery rate is calculated as the recovered cases divided by the sum of recovered cases and total deceased cases.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports 23,303 people have been tested across Buffalo Grove (zip codes 60069, 60089) as of Friday. That's an increase of 1,856 people tested since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of 1,535 tests between Oct. 9-16.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, 22 people have died due to COVID-19 in the Cook County portion of Buffalo Grove since April 6. A death was reported on Oct. 16, the first since Sept. 29

• April 6 — 1
• April 10 — 1
• April 14 — 1
• April 16 — 1
• April 19 — 2
• May 4 — 1
• May 5 — 1
• May 10 — 1
• May 17 — 1
• May 23 — 2
• June 5 — 1
• June 6 —1
• June 11 — 1
• June 12 — 1
• June 13 — 1
• June 28 — 1
• July 1 — 1
• Aug. 23 — 1
• Sept. 29 — 1
• Oct. 16 — 1

According to the medical examiner, the age breakdown for the 22 deaths are: 80+ (12), 70-79 (8) and 60-69 (2). In addition, 14 of the deceased were females and seven were male.

As of Friday, there have been 261 coronavirus-related cases in the Cook County portion of Buffalo Grove, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. That marks an increase of 18 cases since Oct. 16. For further comparison, there was an increase of nine cases between Oct. 9-16.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there have been 2,214 confirmed coronavirus cases and 338 deaths in long-term care facilities in Lake County.

Here is a breakdown of cases and deaths at some of these facilities in Buffalo Grove:

• Belmont Village of Buffalo Grove — 66 cases, 19 deaths
• Symphony Buffalo Grove — 99 cases, 10 deaths