A man in his 90s with underlying health conditions is the fifth Champaign County resident to die from COVID-19, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District announced Wednesday.

CUPHD confirmed two additional coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Of Champaign County’s 98 cases, 14 are active, 79 have recovered and five have died. Six people with active cases are currently hospitalized.

Illinois had its largest single-day surge in coronavirus cases since the outbreak began, with state officials confirming 2,049 new cases on Wednesday. Gov. J.B. Pritzker attributed the surge to an increase in testing; over 9,300 coronavirus tests were administered in Illinois in the last 24 hours.

Confirmed cases of coronavirus as of April 22, 7:00 p.m. 

World: 2,623,415 cases (+60,031); 183,027 deaths (+5,612); 709,541 recoveries (+28,064)

United States: 839,675 cases (+15,237); 45,039 deaths (+2,901); 75,289 recoveries (+2,767) with 4,466,559 tested (+311,381)

Illinois: 35,108 cases (+2,049); 1,565 deaths (+97) with 164,346 tested (+9,349)

Chicago: 14,394 cases (+840); 604 deaths (+35)

Champaign County: 98 cases (+2); five deaths (+1); 79 recoveries with 2,103 tested (+120)

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