Area COVID-19 Dashboard for December 29, 2021

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District reported three additional Covid-relate deaths on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the number of active reported cases for the county has soared to 3,356 and to 1,456 for the communities The Sentinel covers. Both numbers reflect the largest number of current infections since the start of the pandemic.

Active Champaign County Cases:

3,356

Net change in the county: 371

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Current local cases 12/29/21

Number in parenthesis indicates change over previous report on 12/28/21

Ogden • 24 (3)
Royal • 3 (1)
St. Joseph • 116 (11)
Urbana • 1153 (214)
Sidney • 29 (11)
Philo • 27 (7)
Tolono • 82 (21)
Sadorus • 10 (1)
Pesotum • 12 (2)

Total Active Local Cases:

1,456

Net change in local cases: 192

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Total Local Confirmed Cases: 14,149

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.

Photo-of-the-Day: December 28, 2021

Unity takes third at state XC meet

Tolono Unity's Audrey Hancock runs at the 2018 Illinois High School Association Cross Country State Finals on Saturday, November 3, 2018. The junior finished her race in 53rd place overall, 35th in the race for team points, at 18:49.39. The Rockets' tallied 130 points to earn a third-place finish behind Eureka (first) and Rock Falls (second) at the season finale in Peoria. See more photos from this game.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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