9 More Will County Coronavirus Deaths In Recent Days

JOLIET, IL — The number of deaths involving Will County residents who tested positive for the new coronavirus has reached 22, Will County Health Department spokesman Steve Brandy announced Monday afternoon.

As of Saturday, April 4, Brandy said, the number of deaths was at 13. Since then, the county has learned of nine more fatalities. Two were women in their 80s. Two were men in their 80s. Two were men in their 70s. One was a man in his 60s.

The other two recent deaths included a man in his 40s and a man in his 50s, Brandy said.

The total number of coronavirus cases in Will County stands at 703 as of April 6.

Two days earlier, on April 4, Will County was reporting 606 coronavirus cases.

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