Area COVID-19 Dashboard for January 6, 2022

Active Champaign County Cases:

6,166

Net change in the county: +429

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Current local cases 1/6/22

Number in parenthesis indicates new cases since 1/5/22

Ogden • 40 (2)
Royal • 4 (0)
St. Joseph • 193 (22)
Urbana • 2179 (206)
Sidney • 48 (8)
Philo • 62 (8)
Tolono • 162 (20)
Sadorus • 15 (2)
Pesotum • 22 (1)

Total Active Local Cases:

2,725

Net change in local cases: 183

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Total Local Confirmed Cases: 16,357

New cases: +269

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: January 6, 2022

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Andrew Beyers makes a diving catching in St. Joseph-Ogden's baseball game against Charleston on April 29. The Spartans won the non-conference home contest, 3-0. The high school 2021-22 season officially starts on February 28 this year. See more photos from this game.

Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks

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Six Urbana high school students to receive MLK scholarship award

Urbana senior Ziniera Edwards take a shot for the Tigers from the free throw line during the Turkey Tournament in St. Joseph last November. She and five other Urbana seniors were named King Scholars this week.

(Photo: PhotoNews Media/Clark Brooks)

Urbana students Kiana Amindavar, Jamaica Dyer, Ziniera Edwards, Rema Salem, Jonathan Sanchez-Huanca and alternate Kevin Alvarado were named named recipients of the 37th Annual MLK Jr. "Living the Dream" Scholarships.

The six students and along with seniors from the Champaign and Rantoul Township, also known as King Scholars, will be awarded a $1,000 scholarship to use at the college of their choice.

Scholarship winners are chosen based on their scholarship application, financial need, and a personal essay. Recipients can renew the award through four academic years as they pursue their undergraduate degrees.

The winners will be honored at The 21st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Celebration, a free event open to the general public, on January 16 starting at 5pm at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required to enter the Krannert Center.

The scholarship fund is underwritten through tax-deductible donations from individuals, churches, synagogues, and businesses who want to transform young lives through education and public service.

Jamaica Dyer was also this year's Willie Summerville Memorial Award for Excellence in the Arts.