Almost 100 new cases of COVID-19 in Hinsdale

Ninety-six Hinsdale residents have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past week.

The DuPage County Health Department reported 84 new cases and the Cook County Health Department reported 12 new cases.

That brings the total number of reported cases in the village to 773, up from 677 last week.

Amita Hinsdale Hospital was treating 35 confirmed COVID-19 patients and eight patients awaiting test results on Wednesday, a spokeswoman said.

Community Consolidated District 181 reported 16 new cases from Nov. 24 to Dec. 1, including 10 students, one teacher and five staff members.

Hinsdale High School District 86 reported 25 current positive cases on Friday, with 80 people in isolation and 118 in quarantine.

The rolling seven-day positivity rate for Region 8, which includes DuPage County, was 12.4 percent on Saturday, compared to 15.5 percent a week prior.

The health departments’ websites are at https://www.dph.illinois.gov, https://www.dupagehealth.org and https://www.cookcountypublichealth.org.

 
 
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