Champaign-Urbana Public Health Briefing April 5, 2020
Champaign, Ill.— Under the leadership of the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), area healthcare organizations will be providing daily media briefings.
The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Illinois continues to rise. We are announcing one new cases. CUPHD is reporting a total of 56 cases in Champaign County as of today. These numbers are accurate as of the release time.
For information on demographics, please visit the Champaign-Urbana Public Health website at:
SPECIAL NOTE: Today is the last day for the daily healthcare media bulletin. Beginning Monday, media outlets will start receiving an expanded county-wide Emergency Operations Bulletin to keep you informed of our coordinated plans and response for COVID-19.
Champaign County COVID-19 Resource Site
During this challenging time, the community is coming together to provide solutions. A county website has been created to provide information, updates and needed resources that provide support. This information can be found at: champaigncountycovid19.org
Information is currently provided for the following topics:
Food
Housing and Shelter
Financial Assistance
Internet
Volunteering and Donating
Child Care and Education
The website will be updated as new information is received.
We have community transmission, meaning the virus is circulating among the local community and infecting people who are not sure how or where they were infected, we all should consider ourselves at risk for exposure to COVID-19. That means that everyone should stay home as much as possible and self-monitor for symptoms. Self-monitoring means checking yourself daily for fever, cough, shortness of breath or a sore throat. Health officials do not indicate testing for mildly ill or asymptomatic people.
This week’s focus: Planning for surge in patients
Hospitals and clinics are ready: we know how to isolate patients within our facilities. Our teams treat patients with a variety of infectious diseases on a daily basis. These patients are isolated and treated in appropriate spaces by trained staff using specialized equipment.
We’re providing enhanced training on the appropriate use of personal protective equipment and working to conserve our supplies.
While COVID-19 is new, preparing for responses to disasters, including potential epidemics and pandemics (e.g., H1N1, Swine Flu, Ebola), is not.
We continually conduct education and drills to be prepared as possible for these types of public health emergencies.
We remain in close contact with our partners and work together to ensure we have information and supplies through our regional response plans.
Christie Clinic Convenient Care now operating out of the Christie Clinic in Urbana and Christie Clinic in Danville on Vermilion locations.
Any suspected Coronavirus patients should CALL the Christie Clinic Hotline (217-366-4070) for instructions prior to arriving at any Christie Clinic location. To prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our community, Coronavirus testing and provider assessment locations are separate from all other Christie Clinic services. The Christie Clinic Hotline will direct you to the appropriate location for your needed services. The Hotline will help you arrange an appointment without potentially exposing others to the virus. For patients with scheduled appointments un-related to COVID-19, please be advised you will be contacted 24-hours prior to your appointment and before you enter any Christie Clinic location for screening questions.
COVID-19 Patient Resources Carle (217) 902-6100
Visit carle.org for an online screening tool and patient information about COVID-19. A smart form will guide patients through a series of questions to assess their symptoms and risk and provide guidance on how, where or if a patient should seek care.
Champaign-Urbana Public Health District (217) 239-7877
Email coronavirus@c-uphd.org
Updated information available at c-uphd.org.
