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2 Dolton Police Officers Test Positive for COVID-19

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Dr. Ngozi Ezike, director for the Illinois Department of Public Health, warns that people who congregate during nicer weather Tuesday could set back any progress the state has made in its fight against coronavirus.

Two officers of Dolton Police Department have tested positive for COVID-19, the south suburb announced Monday.

Both officers are self-quarantined and taking medication, the Village of Dolton said in a news release.

Dolton Mayor Riley Rogers and police chief Ernest Mobley are expected to speak on the new cases in a 4 p.m. news conference at the Dolton Police Department.

So far, one resident of Dolton has died of COVID-19, according to data from the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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