'Cautious Optimism' On Virus In Burr Ridge

BURR RIDGE, IL — Burr Ridge is emphasizing the governor's latest mandate that restaurant employees must be masked when interacting with customers. That goes for customers as well. On Wednesday, Mayor Gary Grasso sent a letter to every restaurant and bar about this issue.

"So far, the local (coronavirus case) count is trending downward, but that is cautious optimism on my part," Grasso said in his weekly coronavirus update Friday. "That our Burr Ridge cases are trending downward is not a signal to leave your mask off or wear it around your chin, as I have seen people do, or to feel otherwise complacent."

As of Sunday, Burr Ridge saw four new cases in the previous week, for a total of 210, or a 2 percent hike, according to county health authorities. Deaths during the pandemic have numbered 23 in the village, government figures show.

As of Sunday, Burr Ridge had 19.5 coronavirus cases per thousand people. The figure compares to 11.7 in Darien, 12.6 in Western Springs, 12.7 in La Grange Park, 14 in Elmhurst, 14.6 in Clarendon Hills, 15.8 in DuPage County, 17.5 in Hinsdale, 19.9 in La Grange (including unincorporated La Grange Highlands) and 20.4 in suburban Cook County.

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As of Sunday, Illinois' coronavirus case count increased to 233,355, up 6 percent from a week earlier. The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 8,019 state residents.

Nationally, 5.9 million people have caught the virus, up 1 percent from the week before. A total of 182,149 people have died from the virus in the United States.