BUREAU COUNTY (WEEK) -- The first confirmed case of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has been reported in Bureau County.

The Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department announced the individual was screened and tested by an area hospital. He is currently recovering at home in isolation.

Health officials said the individual is an adult male with no history of travel or contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, and is considered to have acquired the virus through community spread.

"Public health officials are in the beginning stages of the investigation and are working diligently to identify and investigate all individuals who were in contact with the case," according to a Facebook post by the health department.

This is the second confirmed case reported to the Bureau, Putnam and Marshall County Health Department. The first was reported in Marshall County.

State health officials on Thursday reported there are 2,538 confirmed cases and 26 deaths related to COVID-19 in Illinois.