Will County Board of Health Meeting April 20, 2022
WILL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Due to the sharp reduction in COVID-19 positive cases in Will County, the movement from substantial community transmission to low community transmission, the increase in ICU bed availability, and the lifting of the mask mandate by Governor Pritzker, the Board of Health President has determined that meeting in person is both practical and prudent for all meetings of the will county board of health effective march 11, 2022.
Will County Health Department
501 Ella Avenue Joliet, Il 60433
Conference Room 1005A / 1005B
April 20, 2022 – 3:00Pm
Another WNV-Positive Mosquito Sample Collected in Will County
Less than two weeks after the first two 2020 West Nile Virus positive mosquito samples were collected in Will County, the Will County Health Department has found another one, with a potency above the 640 mark. This means a high enough level of WNV that allows it to...
Will County Community Health Center Awarded Silver Level Adolescent-Centered Environment Certification
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IDPH Announces that Will County is Now at Warning Level for Coronavirus Awareness
WCHD CONTACT TRACERS SPEAKING WITH THOSE POSSIBLY EXPOSED As of Friday, August 14th, Will County was one of 14 Illinois counties placed on the IDPH’s (Illinois Department of Public Health) weekly list of counties considered to be at a “warning level” (also known as...