Illinois had its biggest single-day increase in fatalities from COVID-19 on Tuesday, with 144 more coronavirus-related deaths. For the fifth time in the last seven days, state officials confirmed over 2,000 new cases of the coronavirus.

UI President Tim Killeen has created a system-wide committee to plan reopening strategies for UI’s three campuses.

A virtual Commencement celebration has been scheduled for the University of Illinois class of 2020. It will be held May 16 at noon CDT, at go.illinois.edu/celebration.

The original ceremony was postponed indefinitely because of the coronavirus on March 17. University officials have said in-person graduation ceremonies will be rescheduled “when it is safe to do so.”

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District announced five more cases of the coronavirus in Champaign County on Tuesday, bringing the countywide total to 114 cases.

Of the 114 cases, 22 are active, 86 have recovered and six have died. Six people with active cases are currently hospitalized. Less than 5% of Champaign County’s 2,624 tests have proved positive. County health officials recommend anyone with symptoms — fever, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue and loss of taste or smell — to get tested.

Confirmed cases of coronavirus as of April 28, 9:00 p.m. 

Numbers following (+) indicate increases from the previous day.

World: 3,114,659 cases; 216,989 deaths; 925,921 recoveries

United States: 1,012,399 cases; 58,348 deaths; 115,648 recoveries with 5,795,728 tested (+202,233)

Illinois: 48,102 cases (+2,219); 2,125 deaths (+144) with 242,189 tested (+14,561)

Chicago: 19,594 cases (+912); 803 deaths (+31)

Champaign County: 114 cases (+5); 6 deaths; 86 recoveries (+5) with 2,624 tested (+95)

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