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Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington has added three new majors public health, quantitative finance, and professional sales as part of an ongoing campus-wide effort to appeal to more workforce-oriented families and students.
Vaccine distribution update: Our very first doses were delivered first to our RHCC hubs, then on to 45 counties and local health departments, finally, arriving at 77 hospitals statewide. Iâm pleased that all shipments arrived safely and securely over the last two days. pic.twitter.com/IdUI3NcBHb
â Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) December 17, 2020
On the day that about 220 health care workers in Champaign County got their first round of the COVID-19 vaccine, Carle Foundation Hospital reported 68 COVID patients, 22 of whom were in intensive care.
In all, 114 patients with COVID were hospitalized in Carle facilities Thursday, with 31 of those in ICU.
Carleâs BroMenn Medical Center in Bloomington had 23 COVID-positive patients (six in ICU) while Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney has 21 (three in ICU).