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Thursday’s Coronavirus updates: 10,644 tests, 40 cases, 0.4 percent rate in Champaign County; 66 percent of all active cases in 61820 ZIP code | Coronavirus

Graph by Ben Zigterman Of 10,644 new tests in Champaign County, 40 returned Thursday, a rate of 0.4 percent. The county’s seven-day positive rate remained unchanged at 0.5 percent. Other notable numbers: The number of residents of the provincial hospital with COVID-19 remained two. Active cases increased by 33, to …

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Saturday’s coronavirus updates: Paxton fourth-grader tests positive; Husband of Douglas, Iroquois wife among 17 dead; UI massmail: ‘We know how fast things can change’ | Coronavirus

A fourth-grader at Paxton’s Clara Peterson Elementary has tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Cliff McClure informed families and staff in a letter. “We are coordinating our efforts with the Ford County Health Department to immediately identify and monitor individuals who have recently had contact with the positive individual COVID-19 to …

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