JACKSON CO. (WSIL) -- The Jackson County Health Department confirms a second positive COVID-19 coronavirus patient in the county.

The individual is a male in his late teens. Health officials believe he was exposed to the coronavirus during a trip to Chicago.

That person is now in home isolation. Health officials are looking into who else may have been exposed through contact with the patient.

Local health officials have now confirmed COVID-19 cases in Franklin, Jackson, Washington, and Williamson Counties.

For health questions about COVID-19, call the hotline at 1-800-889-3931 or email dph.sick@illinois.gov.