Younger people may have a lot to do with how well LaSalle County does in the challenge to keep coronavirus numbers down. LaSalle County Health Department Director Julie Kerestes says younger people, who aren’t as likely to get sick from the virus, spread it without knowing it.
Julie Kerestes, LaSalle County Health Dept. Director
Kerestes says people age 29 and under are engaged in the activities that spread the virus most. Kerestes says the county’s case number has more than doubled in the last month when the county went into phase four for reopening. She says contact tracing shows small clusters of cases among families and household contacts.