While some in the crowd wore masks, protesters and police got too close for public health officials' comfort Sunday outside Market Place Mall.
While some in the crowd wore masks, protesters and police got too close for public health officials' comfort Sunday outside Market Place Mall.
As public health officials anticipated a local COVID-19 outbreak later this week following a Sunday of protests and looting, the number of confirmed cases in Champaign County grew to 646.
The extent of new cases won’t be known until the incubation period for the virus passes, and that’s typically been three to five days, though it can take as long as two weeks, C-U Public Health Administrator Julie Pryde told The News-Gazette’s Deb Pressey this afternoon.
An updated rundown of cases by ZIP, according to C-U Public Health District data, which doesn't distinguish between active and recovered:.
The Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday reported its fewest number of newly reported cases since April 5 — 974
— Cook: 1 male 40s, 1 female 50s, 1 female 60s, 4 males 60s, 1 female 70s, 2 males 70s, 3 females 80s, 2 males 80s, 2 females 90s
— DuPage: 1 male 80s, 1 female 100-plus
— Kankakee: 3 males 80s
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