NAPERVILLE, IL — The number of coronavirus cases in Naperville has risen by 114 cases in the past eight days 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 102 coronavirus cases.

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As of March 23, there had been 6,602 cases reported in the DuPage County portion of Naperville. The total number of cases reported in Naperville as of March 31 was 6,716 per DCHD, reflecting a weekly increase of just over 1.7 percent. The previous week’s increase was just under 1.6 percent.

DCHD recently began sharing the number of probable coronavirus cases in each municipality. In Naperville, there have been 936 probable coronavirus cases since March 2020. Including probable cases, the total coronavirus case count for Naperville is at 7,652.

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SOURCE ( Lisa Marie Farver /Patch)