DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - Douglas County health officials said a COVID-19 outbreak has been identified. 

According to officials, the initial outbreak has been tied back to a camp held last week in Tennessee.

At least four attendees tested positive, and another six family members and/or close contacts subsequently tested positive. 

Contact tracing and testing is currently being conducted, with over 90 close contacts already identified. 

At this time, the strain of the virus remains unknown. 

DCHD has notified IDPH, and sequencing of the swab samples will likely be done. To date, all but two of the positive cases are unvaccinated people.

Cases in general continue to rise, with five positive cases identified prior to noon Thursday, July 29.

That puts total new cases so far this month at 45.

By comparison, there were 11 new cases logged for Douglas County the month of June.

If anyone is experiencing symptoms identified with COVID—including but not limited to headache, fever, congestion, cough, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of taste and/or smell—it would be advisable to be tested for COVID disease.

Douglas County is offering COVID-19 testing and drive-thru vaccination clinics. Click here for more information.Â