25% of Kankakee County Cases now stem from Shapiro Developmental Center
A quarter of all cases of COVID-19 in Kankakee County now stem directly from Shapiro Developmental Center in Kankakee.
1st Child in Kankakee County tests positive, cases rise to 47
A Child in Kankakee County has tested positive for COVID-19. This news comes hours after a teen tested
positive for the disease in the County...
1st Teen in Kankakee tests positive for COVID-19
That information came during the Kankakee County Health Departments’ 9am briefing when new numbers were released, including a adult male in his teens and a male in his 40s, bringing Kankakee’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 44. Ages of positive cases in Kankakee County now stretch from teens to 80s.
Shapiro Developmental Center reports 44 residents exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms
Shaprio Developmental Center now has nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 44 residents exhibiting symptoms of the Virus as of Sunday. That was the information sent out union representatives in a letter obtained by Country Herald, allegedly sent by Facility Center Director Lynne Gund via the AFSCME Local 29 Facebook Group.
Kankakee Mayor asks Church-goers to stay home as County hits 25 COVID-19
Due to a growing report of area Churches holding weekly services, Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong pleaded with both pastors and parishioners tonight to avoid such group gatherings during the COVID-19 crisis.
Kankakee County reaches 20 as COVID-19 testing continues
The Kankakee County Health Department announced at 9 am this morning COVID-19 cases had risen in the county from 17 to 20.
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