Will County Coronavirus Deaths Reach 252

JOLIET, IL — Four more senior citizens have died of the new coronavirus, bringing Will County's total number of deaths to 252, county officials announced Thursday. The latest deaths involved two men in their 70s and two women in their 80s.

Additionally, the county reported 94 new cases, bringing Will County's total number to 4,811 since the pandemic began in March. On Wednesday, Will County also reported four deaths: a woman in her 60s and three women in their 90s.

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The county's number of cases on Wednesday had increased by 141 from the day before.
Here is a breakdown of the age range for all Will County's coronavirus deaths:

• 1 teenager
• 1 man in 20s
• 1 man in 30s
• 2 women in 30s
• 5 men in 40s
• 13 men in 50s
• 7 women in 50s
• 23 men in 60s
• 16 women in 60s
• 35 men in 70s
• 25 women in 70s
• 36 men in 80s
• 43 women in 80s
• 8 men in 90s
• 34 women in 90s
• 2 women more than 100 years old

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