The Will County Health Department’s epidemiology team is responsible for tracking each patient afflicted with COVID-19 to determine who else might have been exposed to the virus.
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As of Monday afternoon, the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Will County reached 26.
The Will County Health Department announced five newly-confirmed cases on top of the 21 which had already been announced.
Health department spokesman Steve Brandy said 10 of the 26 patients are men and 16 are women who range in age from their 20s to their 70s. The
