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COVID-19 cases increasing

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JO DAVIESS COUNTY–As of Friday, May 22, there were 26 reported cases of COVID-19 in Jo Daviess County. The health department is not releasing the age, gender or community the cases are from. The department reports that 13 have recovered so far.

In neighboring Stephenson County there were 167 reported cases and one death, and in Carroll, there were 13 reported cases, and two deaths. In Grant County, Wis., there 79 reported cases, and 10 deaths. In Dubuque County, Iowa, there were 300 cases, and 14 deaths.