PEORIA (HOI) -- OSF HealthCare said the first case of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Peoria County has been confirmed.

Health officials say the person was screened over the phone and tested at home by OSF Healthcare.

The person is said to be at home in quarantine.

This comes two days after health officials announced the first confirmed case in central Illinois on Sunday.

In that case, a man in his 70s in Woodford County was found to have the virus Friday after being tested at a UnityPoint Health clinic.