Good Reads: 4/9/20

Today’s COVID-19 Updates

Check back around 3 pm for updates from IDPH and C-U Public Health

Today’s #COVID19 numbers for Illinois:

– 1,334 more positive cases than yesterday
– 16,422 total positive cases (some have recovered)
– 66 more deaths
– 528 total deaths
– in 81 of IL’s 102 counties
– 80,857 people tested statewide pic.twitter.com/MDjuxP3vcd
— Hannah Meisel (@hannahmeisel) April 9, 2020

66 new deaths in Illinois, 1,344 new cases and 5,791 new tests

Totals:
528 deaths, 16,422 cases and 80,857 tests pic.twitter.com/FwN1T5VxFh
— Ben Zigterman (@bzigterman) April 9, 2020

The second Champaign County death was a man in his 70s with underlying health conditions, per CUPHD https://t.co/gDLnsOQR4k https://t.co/tpb0TZf6NR
— Ben Zigterman (@bzigterman) April 9, 2020

Where Can You Get Tested for COVID-19 In Central Illinois?

(Reginald Hardwick / Illinois Newsroom)

Champaign-Urbana Grocery Roundup

(Chambanamoms)

How to be a good citizen during a pandemic

(Editorial Board / Smile Politely)

The same troubling trend happening nationwide is happening in Champaign County

African Americans are being disproportionately affected by the ongoing pandemic. Here in Champaign County, they account for 20% of confirmed COVID-19 cases, while the county’s population is only 12.4% African American.