NAPERVILLE, IL — The number of coronavirus cases in Naperville has risen by 102 cases in the past week in DuPage County, according to information from the DuPage County Health Department (DCHD). Those numbers are greater than the previous week, which saw an increase of 76 coronavirus cases.

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As of March 16, there had been 6,500 cases reported in the DuPage County portion of Naperville. The total number of cases reported in Naperville as of March 23 was 6,602 per DCHD, reflecting a weekly increase of just under 1.6 percent.

DCHD recently began sharing the number of probable coronavirus cases in each municipality. In Naperville, there have been 892 probable coronavirus cases since March 2020. Including probable cases, the total coronavirus case count for Naperville is at 7,494.

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SOURCE ( Lisa Marie Farver/Patch)