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Champaign attorney Gail Rogers with her dog at Sunset Park in west Champaign, Il on Tuesday, December 15, 2020. She was the first person to be diagnosed with COVID in Champaign. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

First COVID patient in Champaign County survived the virus and an unsure medical community

Post author:Marissa Plescia / For CU-CitizenAccess
Post published:December 23, 2020
Post category:CU-Covid19 Health Care

One of Gail Rogers’ most vivid memories while in intensive care for COVID-19 was the doctors who would not come in her room, but instead peered at her through the inside window and gave her a thumbs up sign. As Champaign County’s first COVID-19 patient, the 52-year-old lawyer also remembers how unprepared the health profession was for the virus in March of this year, despite five weeks' warning.

Read more about the article Carle health system launches COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU occupancy tracker

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Carle's new dashboard is updated daily with statistics on COVID-19 for the Carle Health System.

Carle health system launches COVID-19 hospitalizations, ICU occupancy tracker

Post author:Dylan Tiger
Post published:November 19, 2020
Post category:CU-Covid19 Health Care

Since March, a total of 80 COVID-19 patients have died in the Carle Health System and 511 have been discharged. Carle shares these trends “to inform our region of the reality we’re facing today,” according to the website. “As the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center, we continue to meet our community’s healthcare needs whether it’s care for COVID, heart attack, stroke or trauma.”