Burr Ridge Sees 5 More Virus Deaths: Agencies

BURR RIDGE, IL — In the last week, Burr Ridge saw an increase of 27 new coronavirus cases, for a total of 928, according to county health authorities. That represents a 3 percent increase, lower than the previous week's 3.6 percent.

The virus has infected 8.6 percent of the town's population.

Of local coronavirus victims, the mortality rate is 3.9 percent. In the last week, Burr Ridge saw five more coronavirus deaths, for a total of 36, according to county health agencies. Most of the local deaths have been at nursing homes.

As of Sunday, Burr Ridge had 86.3 coronavirus cases per thousand people, worse than most of its surveyed neighbors. The figure compares to 65.2 in La Grange Park, 65.7 in Darien, 67.6 in Western Springs, 71.4 in Hinsdale, 74.3 in DuPage County, 75.5 in Elmhurst, 78.7 in Clarendon Hills, 82.2 in suburban Cook County and 91.3 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands).

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As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,126,301, up 2.3 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 19,243 state residents.

Nationally, 25.9 million people have caught the virus, up 4.2 percent from the week before. A total of 438,035 people have died from the virus in the United States.