Coronavirus Will County

Will County administers 1 millionth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose as Hospitalizations Rise

JOLIET, IL – The Will County Health Department reached a milestone today in administering 1 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to residents of Will County, reaching 60% of...

Booster Shots Recommended for Anyone 18 and Over

WILL COUNTY - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision...

Will County Health Department to Offer Vaccine Clinics for Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccinations

WILL COUNTY – After approval earlier this week by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Center for...

Will County Health Department Offers Information regarding COVID-19 Booster Shots

WILL COUNTY – To clarify the CDC’s recent recommendation about COVID-19 booster shots, the Will County Health Department...

Will County now holds second most COVID-19 outbreaks among schools in Illinois, per IDPH

MOKENA – At least eight schools countywide have reported COVID-19 outbreaks among classrooms since the beginning of this school...

Region 7 hits all-time high Thursday, 7-day positivity now 9.1%

KANKAKEE - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported Thursday Kankakee County saw daily positivity ratings in the last 24 hours surge to...

Region 7 now reports lowest ICU bed availability in Illinois

KANKAKEE – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported Region 7 with the lowest ICU bed availability in the state on Wednesday at...

“We are seeing a national surge” Pritzker says, four suburban Chicago counties enter new restrictions Friday

CHICAGO – Four suburban Chicago counties will enter new mitigation restrictions beginning Friday. Those counties, including Kane, Dupage, Kankakee, and Will counties, have all...

Kankakee, Will expected to trigger COVID restrictions for 2nd time in 60 days

DEVELOPING KANKAKEE â€“ Additional COVID-19 restrictions are expected to go into effect for Region 7 for the second time in the past 60 days.   Governor J.B. Pritzker...

“Things are getting worse,” Pritzker says, Region 7 could see additional mitigations Tuesday

BOURBONNAIS - New mitigations could be headed to Region 7 after the area tested above the state's 8.0% warning level for the second day...

Region 7 closing in on 20,000 cases in pandemic, seven-day climbs to 8.2% Sunday

KANKAKEE – Region 7 is once again headed in the wrong direction. In the last 48 hours, the Region has jumped 1.5%. It’s the largest seven-day...
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