Three more COVID-19-related deaths were reported over the weekend by the Vermilion County Health Department.
The deaths, reported on Friday evening, involved a woman in her 60s, a man in his 70s, and a man in his 60s.
The deaths bring the county death toll from COVID-19 to 59 since the pandemic began in March.
Monday saw another 47 new cases (one resident in their 90s, two in their 60s, nine in their 50s, six in their 40s, nine in their 30s, 11 in their 20s, six teens, and three grade-school-aged children), and 50 released, which brings us to a total of 4,622 positive cases â 330 of which are active.
Another COVID-19 death raises local toll to 56 commercial-news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from commercial-news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lots of history in this week s mailbag including the beautifully restored Solon House in Champaign, the beloved Wheats Steak House in Urbana, a totem pole in Homer and an addition to the venerable Red Lion in Campustown.
Also, a lot of information about the University of Illinois plans to expand its quick, inexpensive COVID testing program; the new county treasurer s plans to fix problems in the office; recycling in Mahomet; programming a weather station and some Champaign street issues.
Red Lion project Last week I drove past The Red Lion on Green Street and saw that someone was doing soil borings on the site. People don t tend to go to that expense unless they have a pending project. Does the owner plan to redevelop the property?
Friday s coronavirus updates: Champaign, Piatt only Illinois counties not on weekly state warning list; 87 COVID patients hospitalized at Carle; Region 6, state 7-day rates both down news-gazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news-gazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
One hundred of Illinoisâ 102 counties made the stateâs weekly coronavirus warning level list on Friday.
The two that didnât? Champaign and Piatt.
Of the eight indicators the Illinois Department of Public Health uses to determine which counties are shaded in orange (warning level) vs. blue, Champaign and Piatt were each on target in all but one: new cases per 100,000 people.
The target is under 50. Piatt was at 421, Champaign 429.
Any counties that exceed the targets in two or more of the eight indicators are at a warning level. Locally, that applies to:
Piatt: 5.3 percent (-0.6)
If the UIâs saliva testing results were included in the stateâs count, Champaign Countyâs seven-day rate would be 2.2 percent, unchanged from the day prior.