Burr Ridge Sees Virus Rate Hikes Of Less Than 1%

BURR RIDGE, IL — Burr Ridge continues to see rates of increase for coronavirus cases of less than 1 percent, according to county health agencies.

As of Sunday, Burr Ridge had 987 coronavirus cases since the pandemic's beginning, eight more cases than a week before, or a 0.8 percent hike. The virus has infected 9.2 percent of the town's population.

Of local coronavirus victims, the mortality rate is 3.7 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 91.7 coronavirus cases per thousand people, worse than most of its surveyed neighbors. The figure compares to 69.5 in Darien, 69.8 in La Grange Park, 73.1 in Western Springs, 76.7 in Hinsdale, 78.6 in DuPage County, 79.9 in Elmhurst, 83.6 in Clarendon Hills, 87.2 in suburban Cook County and 97.6 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands).

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As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 1,198,335, up 1 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 20,763 state residents.

Nationally, 28.7 million people have caught the virus, up 1.5 percent from the week before. A total of 521,294 people have died from the virus in the United States.