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St. Joseph, Homer and Ogden COVID-19 active cases on the rise
The number of active COVID-19 cases in area code 61873, which includes St. Joseph, currently stands at 21 active, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District’s Nov. 16 statistics. On Nov. 9 61873 had 9 active cases.
Area code 61859, including Ogden, has 4 active cases, up 4 from Nov. 10. Area code 61849, including Homer, has 8 active cases, up 7 from Nov. 10.
Champaign County currently has 772 active cases with a 13.6-percent positivity rate, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department.