Virus spreading among families, officials say

Family connections are a factor in the recent spread of COVID-19 to younger people in Sangamon County, officials said Friday.The county’s health department reported 31 new cases including an 8-year-old and seven teens. A day earlier, 11 teens were among 28 cases reported.County spokesman Jeff Wilhite said the word from Gail O’Neill, director of the health department, is that parents and other adults who tested positive have been passing the virus to […]