Champaign-Urbana health officials prepare boosters, more testing for fall COVID spike
CHAMPAIGN — Undergraduates at the University of Illinois tested positive for COVID-19 in record numbers last week. Julie Pryde leads the Champaign-...
CHAMPAIGN — Undergraduates at the University of Illinois tested positive for COVID-19 in record numbers last week. Julie Pryde leads the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (CUPHD). She says that despite appearances, the University of Illinois simply joined the existing wave of cases when it reopened for classes this fall. 'We've had high transmission for the last two months. It seems like the University of Illinois is causing more community spread, but they really aren't,' Pryde says. Traces of COVID-19 in Champaign County wastewater has exponentially increased since mid-August.