Area COVID-19 Dashboard for January 13, 2022

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District reported two additional fatalities due to the Covid-19 pandemic bringing the death toll to 10 from the viral disease in January. A total of 238 individuals from the county have succumbed to the disease.

Locally on Thursday, 247 new positive tests were reported. There are now 3,072 active cases currently in The Sentinel's reporting area.


Active Champaign County Cases:

7,109

Net change in the county: 96


Current local cases 1/13/22
Number in parenthesis indicates new cases since 1/12/22

Ogden • 46 (7)
Royal • 10 (1)
St. Joseph • 250 (30)
Urbana • 2462 (187)
Sidney • 48 (2)
Philo • 64 (4)
Tolono • 140 (12)
Sadorus • 20 (2)
Pesotum • 32 (2)


Total Active Local Cases:

3,072

Net change in local cases: 2


Total Local Confirmed Cases: 18,550

New cases: 247


The information on this page is compiled from the latest figures provide by the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District and the Illinois Department of Public Health 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.

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