Photo-of-the-Day: December 31, 2021

Plenty of team spirit

(Left to right) Unity's Reagan Little, Ruby Tarr, Julia Ping, and Jayci Mcgraw cheer from the bench after a point for the Rockets during their conference home match against Monticello on October 28. In a fierce battle for another victory against the Sages, Unity, who won an earlier match between the two rivals on the road 25-19, 25-16, lost the three-setter, 2-1. See more photos from this game.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Area COVID-19 Dashboard for December 31, 2021

The county will close out the year with a record number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients. The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District reports there are currently 44 individuals under doctors care in ICU.

Today's public health data shows 271 new cases identified in The Sentinel area in the past 24 hours. Of the number, 224 were from Urbana residents, 15 in St. Joseph, and 15 new cases in Tolono. Ogden, Sidney, Sadorus, and Pesotum saw a combined increase of 17 new cases in the four villages.

Active Champaign County Cases:

4,445

Net change in the county: 477

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Current local cases 12/31/21

Number in parenthesis indicates change over previous report on 12/30/21

Ogden • 31 (6)
Royal • 3 (0)
St. Joseph • 140 (15)
Urbana • 1550 (224)
Sidney • 30 (3)
Philo • 36 (5)
Tolono • 110 (15)
Sadorus • 14 (1)
Pesotum • 14 (2)

Total Active Local Cases:

1,928

Net change in local cases: 212

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Total Local Confirmed Cases: 14,753

New cases: 271

The information on this page is compiled from the latest figures provide by the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District at the time of publishing. Active cases are the number of confirmed cases reported currently in isolation. Local is defined as cases within the nine communities The Sentinel covers.