Several health care providers in the Regional Radio listening area, were given grants expanding capacity for coronavirus testing, by the U-S Department of Health.

Central Counties Health Centers with facilities in Taylorville, Springfield and Jacksonville received almost 381-thousand dollars; Chestnut Health Systems in Bloomington got some 156-thousand; Community Health Improvement Center in Decatur received almost 361-thousand dollars; the County of Macoupin in Carlinville got almost 215-thousand; Promise Healthcare in Champaign received over 286-thousand dollars; and Southern Illinois University in Springfield got over 654-thousand.

Some 45 health centers across the state are sharing in over 25-million dollars being distributed by the U-S Department of Health.