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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. ....
Friday's coronavirus updates: 87 COVID patients hospitalized at Carle; Piatt becomes latest county to push back jury trials; Region 6, state 7-day rates both down slightly 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.
Coronavirus response | Spike in cases fueled decision to put off jury trials in Champaign County 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.