Elmhurst Hospital's Virus Caseload Highest Ever

ELMHURST, IL — Elmhurst Hospital saw an all-time high in coronavirus patients Tuesday, with 75 being treated.

A day before, the hospital had 72 COVID-19 patients, which tied for the previous record set May 7. The number of patients has been steadily rising since Sept. 1, when the hospital had just one.

By contrast, the number of coronavirus-related deaths at Elmhurst Hospital has not risen as fast as earlier in the pandemic. Of the 99 deaths at the hospital since March, just 16 of them have been since Sept. 1. The first such death at the hospital was March 20.

Elmhurst Hospital serves an area far greater than Elmhurst itself.

In recent weeks, the governor has been increasing restrictions because of the surge in coronavirus cases in DuPage County and across the state.

Meanwhile, the hospital has taken steps recognizing the increase. On Oct. 30, Elmhurst Hospital tightened its restrictions for guests. It limited each patient to one "Care Partner" with some exceptions — pediatric and end-of-life patients, among them.

Near the end of the October, the hospital started releasing coronavirus patient numbers daily to the media, rather than weekly.

Here are the daily numbers of coronavirus patients and deaths at Elmhurst Hospital and Edwards Hospital, its sister hospital in Naperville, since March 20:

March 20 1st death at Elmhurst

March 23 1 death at Elmhurst (2 total)

March 26 Edward 12, Elmhurst 16 – 28

March 27 Edward 19, Elmhurst 27 – 43

March 28 Edward 17, Elmhurst 34 – 51 (1st death at Edward)

March 29 Edward 21, Elmhurst 38 – 59 (1 death at Edward, 2 total; 2 deaths at Elmhurst, 4 total)

March 30 Edward 24, Elmhurst 39 – 63

March 31 Edward 31, Elmhurst 42 – 73 (1 death at Elmhurst, 5 total)

April 1 Edward 36, Elmhurst 45 – 81 (1 death at Edward, 3 total; 2 deaths at Elmhurst, 7 total)

April 2 Edward 33, Elmhurst 49 – 82 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 9 total)

April 3 Edward 34, Elmhurst 50 – 84 (1 death at Edward, 4 total; 4 deaths at Elmhurst, 13 total)

April 4 Edward 41, Elmhurst 55 – 96 (1 death at Elmhurst, 14 total)

April 5 Edward 45, Elmhurst 57 – 102

April 6 Edward 44, Elmhurst 54 – 98

April 7 Edward 48, Elmhurst 55 – 103 (1 death at Elmhurst, 15 total)

April 8 Edward 59, Elmhurst 57 – 116 (1 death at Elmhurst, 16 total)

April 9 Edward 60, Elmhurst 63 – 123 (3 deaths at Edward, 7 total; 1 death at Elmhurst, 17 total)

April 10 Edward 56, Elmhurst 58 – 114 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 19 total)

April 11 Edward 57, Elmhurst 59 – 116 (1 death at Elmhurst, 20 total)

April 12 No numbers

April 13 Edward 60, Elmhurst 62 – 122 (1 death at Elmhurst, 21 total)

April 14 Edward 57, Elmhurst 64 – 121 (1 death at Edward, 8 total; 1 death at Elmhurst, 22 total)

April 15 Edward 53, Elmhurst 71 – 124 (2 deaths at Edward, 10 total; 1 death at Elmhurst, 23 total)

April 16 Edward 49, Elmhurst 69 – 118 (2 deaths at Edward, 12 total)

April 17 Edward 52, Elmhurst 72 – 124 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 25 total)

April 20 Edward 47, Elmhurst 60 – 107 (5 deaths at Edward, 17 total; 3 deaths at Elmhurst, 28 total)

April 21 Edward 45, Elmhurst 61 – 106 (2 deaths at Edward, 19 total; 2 deaths at Elmhurst, 30 total)

April 22 Edward 54, Elmhurst 60 – 104 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 32 total)

April 23 Edward 54, Elmhurst 61 – 105 (2 deaths at Edward, 21 total)

April 24 Edward 47, Elmhurst 62 – 109 (1 death at Elmhurst, 33 total)

April 27 Edward 53, Elmhurst 57 – 110 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 35 total)

April 28 Edward 48, Elmhurst 55 – 103 (1 death at Edward, 21 total)

April 29 Edward 50, Elmhurst 58 – 108 (1 death at Edward, 22 total; 2 deaths at Elmhurst, 37 total)

April 30 Edward 50, Elmhurst 65 – 115

May 1 Edward 48, Elmhurst 63 – 111 (4 deaths at Edward, 26 total)

May 4 Edward 45, Elmhurst 58 – 103 (3 deaths at Edward, 29 total)

May 5 Edward 46, Elmhurst 66 – 112

May 6 Edward 43, Elmhurst 65 – 108 (2 deaths at Edward, 31 total)

May 7 Edward 46, Elmhurst 67 – 113 (1 death at Edward, 32 total)

May 8 Edward 46, Elmhurst 62 – 108

May 11 Edward 43, Elmhurst 63 – 106 (2 deaths at Edward, 34 total; 4 deaths at Elmhurst, 41 total)

May 12 Edward 37, Elmhurst 62 – 99

May 13 Edward 35, Elmhurst 56 – 91 (3 deaths at Elmhurst, 44 total; Edward deaths 35 total, adjusted to include ER death)

May 14 Edward 29, Elmhurst 56 – 85

May 15 Edward 32, Elmhurst 48 – 80

May 18 Edward 37, Elmhurst 58 – 95 (1 death at Edward, 36 total; 3 deaths at Elmhurst, 47 total)

May 19 Edward 32, Elmhurst 52 – 84 (1 death at Edward, 37 total)

May 20 Edward 30, Elmhurst 45 – 75

May 21 Edward 34, Elmhurst 49 – 83

May 22 Edward 32, Elmhurst 46 – 78 (1 death at Edward, 38 total)

May 26 Edward 39, Elmhurst 49 – 88 (1 death at Elmhurst, 48 total)

May 27 Edward 35, Elmhurst 48 – 83 (1 death at Edward, 39 total)

May 28 Edward 34, Elmhurst 44 – 78 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 50 total)

June 1 Edward 29, Elmhurst 43 – 72 (1 death at Edward, 40 total; 1 death at Elmhurst, 51 total)

June 2 Edward 27, Elmhurst 42 – 69

June 3 Edward 22, Elmhurst 40 – 62 (1 death at Elmhurst, 52 total)

June 4 Edward 18, Elmhurst 35 – 53

June 5 Edward 18, Elmhurst 33 – 51 (1 death at Elmhurst, 53 total)

June 8 Edward 21, Elmhurst 33 – 54 (1 death at Edward, 41 total)

June 9 Edward 20, Elmhurst 28 – 48 (2 deaths at Edward, 43 total; 1 death at Elmhurst, 54 total)

June 10 Edward 21, Elmhurst 25 – 46 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 56 total)

June 11 Edward 20, Elmhurst 23 – 43 (1 death at Elmhurst, 57 total)

June 12 Edward 17, Elmhurst 21 – 38

June 15 Edward 8, Elmhurst 17 – 25 (2 deaths at Edward, 45 total; 2 deaths at Elmhurst, 59 total)

June 16 Edward 7, Elmhurst 15 – 22

June 17 Edward 8, Elmhurst 15 – 23 (1 death at Elmhurst, 60 total)

June 18 Edward 8, Elmhurst 15 – 23

June 19 Edward 9, Elmhurst 15 – 24 (1 death at Elmhurst, 61 total)

June 22 Edward 10, Elmhurst 11 – 21 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 63 total)

June 23 Edward 11, Elmhurst 10 – 21 (1 death at Elmhurst, 64 total)

June 24 Edward 10, Elmhurst 13 – 23

June 25 Edward 9, Elmhurst 12 – 21

June 26 Edward 7, Elmhurst 15 – 22 (1 death at Elmhurst, 65 total)

June 29 Edward 8, Elmhurst 16 – 24

June 30 Edward 8, Elmhurst 12 – 20 (1 death at Elmhurst, 66 total)

July 1 Edward 9, Elmhurst 13 – 22

July 2 Edward 9, Elmhurst 17 – 26

July 6 Edward 8, Elmhurst 15 – 23 (3 deaths at Elmhurst, 69 total)

July 7 Edward 10, Elmhurst 12 – 22

July 8 Edward 11, Elmhurst 13 – 24 (1 death at Edward, 46 total)

July 9 Edward 7, Elmhurst 13 – 20

July 10 Edward 5, Elmhurst 14 – 19

July 13 Edward 4, Elmhurst 19 – 23 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 71 total)

July 14 Edward 4, Elmhurst 17 – 21

July 15 Edward 5, Elmhurst 19 – 24 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 73 total)

July 16 Edward 5, Elmhurst 16 – 21 (1 death at Elmhurst, 74 total)

July 17 Edward 5, Elmhurst 15 – 20

July 20 Edward 11, Elmhurst 21 – 32 (1 death at Elmhurst, 75 total)

July 21 Edward 14, Elmhurst 21 – 35

July 22 Edward 15, Elmhurst 19 – 34

July 23 Edward 11, Elmhurst 17 – 28

July 24 Edward 10, Elmhurst 15 – 25 (1 death at Elmhurst, 76 total)

July 27 Edward 4, Elmhurst 12 – 16 (1 death at Elmhurst, 77 total)

July 28 Edward 6, Elmhurst 12 – 18 (1 death at Elmhurst, 78 total)

July 29 Edward 8, Elmhurst 12 – 20

July 30 Edward 8, Elmhurst 12 – 20

July 31 Edward 8, Elmhurst 14 – 22 (1 death at Elmhurst, 79 total)

August 3 Edward 7, Elmhurst 13 – 20 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 81 total)

August 4 Edward 9, Elmhurst 11 – 20

August 5 Edward 9, Elmhurst 7 – 16

August 6 Edward 8, Elmhurst 7 – 15 (1 death at Edward, 47 total)

August 7 Edward 9, Elmhurst 6 – 15 (1 death at Elmhurst, 82 total)

August 10 Edward 9, Elmhurst 7 – 16

August 11 Edward 10, Elmhurst 7 – 17

August 12 Edward 10, Elmhurst 6 – 16

August 13 Edward 9, Elmhurst 6 – 15

August 14 Edward 6, Elmhurst 6 – 12

August 17 Edward 10, Elmhurst 7 – 17

August 18 Edward 13, Elmhurst 6 – 19

August 19 Edward 12, Elmhurst 8 – 20

August 20 Edward 9, Elmhurst 9 – 18

August 21 Edward 14, Elmhurst 7 – 21

August 24 Edward 13, Elmhurst 4 – 17

August 25 Edward 14, Elmhurst 4 – 18

August 26 Edward 15, Elmhurst 6 – 21

August 27 Edward 12, Elmhurst 6 – 18

August 28 Edward 9, Elmhurst 8 – 17

August 31 Edward 8, Elmhurst 5 – 13 (1 death at Elmhurst, 83 total)

Sept. 1 Edward 10, Elmhurst 2 – 12

Sept. 2 Edward 8, Elmhurst 1 – 9

Sept. 3 Edward 9, Elmhurst 3 – 12 (1 death at Elmhurst, 84 total)

Sept. 4 Edward 8, Elmhurst 4 – 12

Sept. 8 Edward 14, Elmhurst 9 – 23 (1 death at Elmhurst, 85 total)

Sept. 9 Edward 12, Elmhurst 12 – 24

Sept. 10 Edward 13, Elmhurst 13 – 26

Sept. 11 Edward 12, Elmhurst 7 – 19 (1 death at Elmhurst, 86 total)

Sept. 14 Edward 8, Elmhurst 11 – 19

Sept. 15 Edward 11, Elmhurst 11 – 22

Sept. 16 Edward 12, Elmhurst 12 – 24

Sept. 17 Edward 12, Elmhurst 8 – 20 (1 death at Elmhurst, 87 total)

Sept. 18 Edward 14, Elmhurst 7 – 21

Sept. 21 Edward 17, Elmhurst 4 – 21 (1 death at Elmhurst, 88 total)

Sept. 22 Edward 16, Elmhurst 7 – 23

Sept. 23 Edward 17, Elmhurst 6 – 23 (1 death at Elmhurst, 89 total)

Sept. 24 Edward 14, Elmhurst 6 – 20

Sept. 25 Edward 15, Elmhurst 7 – 22 (1 death at Elmhurst, 90 total)

Sept. 28 Edward 20, Elmhurst 11 – 31

Sept. 29 Edward 21, Elmhurst 14 – 35

Sept. 30 Edward 19, Elmhurst 12 – 31

Oct. 1 Edward 14, Elmhurst 13 – 27

Oct. 2 Edward 13, Elmhurst 9 – 22

Oct. 5 Edward 9, Elmhurst 14 – 23 (1 death at Edward, 48 total)

Oct. 6 Edward 17, Elmhurst 19 – 36

Oct. 7 Edward 11, Elmhurst 19 – 30 (1 death at Elmhurst, 91 total)

Oct. 8 Edward 13, Elmhurst 19 – 32

Oct. 9 Edward 15, Elmhurst 20 – 35

Oct. 12 Edward 15, Elmhurst 15 – 30 (1 death at Edward, 49 total, 2 deaths at Elmhurst, 93 total)

Oct. 13 Edward 20, Elmhurst 19 – 39

Oct. 14 Edward 18, Elmhurst 20 – 38

Oct. 15 Edward 19, Elmhurst 19 – 38

Oct. 16 Edward 21, Elmhurst 18 – 39 (1 death at Edward, 50 total)

Oct. 19 Edward 32, Elmhurst 22 – 54 (1 death at Edward, 51 total; 1 death at Elmhurst, 93 total)

Oct. 20 Edward 31, Elmhurst 23 – 54

Oct. 21 Edward 30, Elmhurst 25 – 55

Oct. 22 Edward 32, Elmhurst 19 – 51

Oct. 23 Edward 35, Elmhurst 21 – 56

Oct. 26 Edward 43, Elmhurst 39 – 82 (1 death at Edward, 52 total)

Oct. 27 Edward 52, Elmhurst 38 – 90

Oct. 28 Edward 47, Elmhurst 37 – 84 (2 deaths at Elmhurst, 95 total)

Oct. 29 Edward 48, Elmhurst 40 – 88

Oct. 30 Edward 51, Elmhurst 45 – 96

Nov. 2 Edward 67, Elmhurst 52 – 119 (1 death at Elmhurst, 96 total)

Nov. 3 Edward 64, Elmhurst 56 – 120

Nov. 4 Edward 71, Elmhurst 61 – 132

Nov. 5 Edward 65, Elmhurst 61 – 126 (1 death at Edward, 53 total)

Nov. 6 Edward 75, Elmhurst 66 – 141 (2 deaths at Edward, 55 total)

This article originally appeared on the Elmhurst Patch