‘The hospitals are full’: Champaign’s healthcare system is overwhelmed by the latest COVID-19 surge

‘The hospitals are full’: Champaign’s healthcare system is overwhelmed by the latest COVID-19 surge

CHAMPAIGN – Champaign County is experiencing one of its most intense COVID waves yet. Local hospitals are filling up and at least eight county residents have died in the last two weeks due to COVID-19. Meanwhile, the new and highly infectious omicron variant is taking hold in the United States. While it hasn’t been officially…