Active cases were down by 25 Wednesday in Champaign County. The ZIP codes/towns with the most: 61820/Champaign, 104 (+16) ... 61801/Urbana, 42 (-1) ... 61821/Champaign, 42 (+3) ... 61802/Urbana, 36 (—) ... 61822/Champaign, 34 (+6) ... Mahomet, 24 (+1) ... Rantoul, 23 (-2) ... Tolono, 14 (—) ... St. Joseph, 10 (+1).
Active cases now total 396 in Champaign County. The ZIP codes/towns with the most: 61820/Champaign, 103 (—) ... 61821/Champaign, 72 (+11) ... 61822/Champaign, 43 (-2) ... 61801/Urbana, 41 (-3) ... 61802/Urbana, 34 (-1) ... Mahomet, 28 (-1) ... Rantoul, 22 (-1) ... Tolono, 14 (-1) ... Savoy, 11 (+1).
Total doses administered in area counties: Champaign, 130,243 (+1,907) ... DeWitt, 7,101 (+169) ... Douglas, 8,747 (+217) ... Ford, 7,199 (+54) ... Iroquois, 12,562 (+119) ... Piatt, 9,488 (+50) ... Vermilion, 32,053 (+257).
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Active cases now total 387 in Champaign County. The ZIP codes/towns with the most: 61820/Champaign, 103 (-2) ... 61821/Champaign, 61 (+11) ... 61822/Champaign, 45 (+9) ... 61801/Urbana, 44 (+2) ... 61802/Urbana, 35 (-2) ... Mahomet, 29 (+1) ... Rantoul, 23 (-1) ... Tolono, 15 (-1) ... Savoy, 10 (+1).
Total doses administered in area counties: Champaign, 128,336 (+2,042) ... DeWitt, 6,932 (+218) ... Douglas, 8,530 (+326) ... Ford, 7,145 (+96) ... Iroquois, 12,443 (+315) ... Piatt, 9,438 (+58) ... Vermilion, 31,796 (+849).
New COVID-19 cases in Champaign County rose by 58 Friday, and the number of cases currently active remained in the 300 range.
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Active cases were down by 20 in Champaign County. The ZIP codes/towns with the most: 61820/Champaign, 105 (+1) ... 61821/Champaign, 50 (+8) ... 61801/Urbana, 42 (—) ... 61802/Urbana, 37 (+1) ... 61822/Champaign, 36 (+2) ... Mahomet, 28 (+4) ... Rantoul, 24 (+1) ... Tolono, 16 (+2) ... St. Joseph, 10 (—).
Total doses administered in area counties: Champaign, 126,294 (+1,696) ... DeWitt, 6,714 (+142) ... Douglas, 8,204 (+57) ... Ford, 7,049 (+79) ... Iroquois, 12,128 (+191) ... Piatt, 9,380 (+38) ... Vermilion, 30,947 (+832).
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Active cases were down by 25 Wednesday in Champaign County. The ZIP codes/towns with the most: 61820/Champaign, 104 (+16) ... 61801/Urbana, 42 (-1) ... 61821/Champaign, 42 (+3) ... 61802/Urbana, 36 (—) ... 61822/Champaign, 34 (+6) ... Mahomet, 24 (+1) ... Rantoul, 23 (-2) ... Tolono, 14 (—) ... St. Joseph, 10 (+1).
Total doses administered in area counties: Champaign, 124,598 (+1,548) ... DeWitt, 6,572 (+31) ... Douglas, 8,147 (+35) ... Ford, 6,970 (+124) ... Iroquois, 11,937 (+43) ... Piatt, 9,342 (+25) ... Vermilion, 30,115 (+349).
New COVID-19 cases in Champaign County were up by 51 Wednesday, with 7,258 new tests reported in the past day.
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Total doses administered in area counties: Champaign, 123,050 (+647) ... DeWitt, 6,541 (+25) ... Douglas, 8,112 (+15) ... Ford, 6,846 (+36) ... Iroquois, 11,894 (+47) ... Piatt, 9,317 (+24) ... Vermilion, 29,766 (+275).
Active cases were down by 51 Tuesday in Champaign County. The ZIP codes/towns with the most: 61820/Champaign, 88 (-18) ... 61801/Urbana, 43 (-7) ... 61821/Champaign, 39 (-13) ... 61802/Urbana, 36 (+2) ... 61822/Champaign, 28 (-5) ... Rantoul, 25 (-9) ... Mahomet, 23 (-2) ... Tolono, 14 (+1).
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Active cases were down by 25 Monday in Champaign County. The ZIP codes/towns with the most: 61820/Champaign, 106 (unchanged) ... 61821/Champaign, 52 (-8) ... 61801/Urbana, 50 (-1) ... Rantoul, 34 (-6) ... 61802/Urbana, 34 (-7) ... 61822/Champaign, 32 (-5) ... Mahomet, 25 (+1) ... Tolono, 13 (unchanged).
With Sunday being Easter, total doses increased only slightly across the area when updated Monday: Champaign, 122,403 (+105) ... DeWitt, 6,516 (no change) ... Douglas, 8,097 (+5) ... Ford, 6,810 (+3) ... Iroquois, 11,847 (+10) ... Piatt, 9,293 (+2) ... Vermilion, 29,491 (+21).
Champaign County added 12,856 COVID-19 tests in the past day and picked up 22 new cases, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.
Active cases rose by 8 Saturday in Champaign County. The ZIP codes/towns with the most: 61820/Champaign, 96 (+2) ... 61821/Champaign, 58 (-1) ... 61801/Urbana, 55 (+5) ... Rantoul, 39 (-2) ... 61802/Urbana, 38 (+2) ... 61822/Champaign, 34 (+3) ... Mahomet, 21 (+2) ... Tolono, 11 (-1).
Total doses administered in area counties: Champaign, 121,069 (+1,424) ... DeWitt, 6,503 (+19) ... Douglas, 8,059 (+80) ... Ford, 6,797 (+22) ... Iroquois, 11,820 (+32) ... Piatt, 9,263 (+28) ... Vermilion, 29,338 (+398).
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Active cases rose by 12 Friday in Champaign County. The ZIP codes/towns with the most: 61820/Champaign, 94 (+5) ... 61821/Champaign, 59 (+1) ... 61801/Urbana, 50 (+2) ... Rantoul, 41 (-2) ... 61802/Urbana, 36 (+2) ... 61822/Champaign, 31 (+1) ... Mahomet, 19 (+4) ... Tolono, 12 (+1).
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Total doses administered in area counties: Champaign, 119,645 (+1,128) ... DeWitt, 6,484 (+47) ... Douglas, 7,979 (+298) ... Ford, 6,775 (+88) ... Iroquois, 11,788 (+33) ... Piatt, 9,235 (+64) ... Vermilion, 28,940 (+522).
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Active cases rose by 31 Thursday in Champaign County. The ZIP codes with the most: 61820/Champaign, 89 (+17) ... 61821/Champaign, 58 (+4) ... 61801/Urbana, 48 (+4) ... Rantoul, 43 (-5) ... 61802/Urbana, 34 (+4) ... 61822/Champaign, 30 (+1) ... Mahomet, 15 (+2) ... Tolono, 11 (—).
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Total doses administered in area counties: Champaign, 118,517 (+1,720) ... DeWitt, 6,437 (+166) ... Douglas, 7,681 (+247) ... Ford, 6,687 (+48) ... Iroquois, 11,755 (+36) ... Piatt, 9,171 (+16) ... Vermilion, 28,418 (+305).
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