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Illinois Department of Agriculture Issues Statement on the Mailing of Unsolicited Seeds

Jul 29, 2020 | News and Events

“We are currently working with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to address reports of unsolicited shipments of seeds from foreign countries. Anyone who receives unordered seeds in the mail should contact the Illinois Department of Agriculture...

Will County Health Department Contact Tracer Team Continues to Grow

Jul 27, 2020 | News and Events

COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease that is transmitted from person-to-person, mainly through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or speaks. The spread is much more likely if you have been within six feet of an infected person...

Contact tracing for COVID-19 Now into Higher Gear at Will County Health Department

Jul 22, 2020 | News and Events

WILL COUNTY – The Will County Health Department will be ramping up its contact tracing program for COVID-19 on Monday, July 20, utilizing a “best practice” for tracking communicable diseases. As part of Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois plan, health departments must...

CDC Calls on Americans to Wear Masks to Prevent COVID-19 Spread

Jul 15, 2020 | News and Events

JAMA editorial reviews latest science, while case study shows masks prevented COVID spread Americans are increasingly adopting the use of cloth face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19, and the latest science may convince even more to do so. In an editorial...