Burr Ridge Sees Lowest Virus Hike Since Summer

BURR RIDGE, IL — Burr Ridge saw six more cases of the coronavirus in the last week, according to county health agencies. That amounts to a hike of .6 percent, the lowest since the summer.

The virus has infected 9.1 percent of the town's population. The total number of cases since the pandemic's beginning is 979.

Of local coronavirus victims, the mortality rate is 3.8 percent. In the last week, Burr Ridge saw no new coronavirus deaths, with the total at 37, according to county health agencies. Most of the local deaths have been at nursing homes.

As of Sunday, Burr Ridge had 91 coronavirus cases per thousand people, worse than most of its surveyed neighbors. The figure compares to 68.4 in La Grange Park, 69.5 in Darien, 72.6 in Western Springs, 75.7 in Hinsdale, 77.9 in DuPage County, 79 in Elmhurst, 82.4 in Clarendon Hills, 86.5 in suburban Cook County and 96.5 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands).

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As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,186,696, up 1.2 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 20,516 state residents.

Nationally, 28.3 million people have caught the virus, up 1.7 percent from the week before. A total of 508,949 people have died from the virus in the United States.