St. Clair County announces two more coronavirus deaths, bringing regional total to 11
A total of 11 people have died of coronavirus in southwestern Illinois with the announcement Thursday that two more COVID-19 patients succumbed to the respiratory disease.
The deaths occurred in St. Clair County, county health department spokesperson Samantha Bierman said in a live streamed briefing with the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency.
The patients were a man in his 60s with an unknown medical history and a man in his 90s with underlying health conditions.
The previous deaths in the region have occurred in St. Clair County, which now has eight; Madison County, which now has two deaths; and Monroe County, which has reported one death.
The region has confirmed a total of 335 total positive cases.
On Monday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced it would begin releasing ZIP codes where there are five or more positive cases.
Statewide, 528 people with COVID-19 have died and 16,422 positive cases have been reported as of Thursday afternoon by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The department announced 66 new deaths and 1,344 new positive cases on Thursday. There have been 80,857 coronavirus tests conducted across the state.
Here’s a breakdown of the coronavirus cases in southwestern Illinois as of Wednesday afternoon:
St. Clair County
115 positive cases, eight deaths, 743 tested, 127 pending
ZIP codes with positive cases (ZIP codes with five or fewer cases are not reported):
- 62206 (East St. Louis): 10
- 62208 (Fairview Heights): 12
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 7
62221 (Belleville, Shiloh): 16
62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 14
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea, Shiloh): 18
- 62269 (O’Fallon, Shiloh): 16
- 62258 (Mascoutah): 7
Madison County
99 cases, two deaths, 27 recovered
ZIP codes with positive cases:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 14
- 62035 (Godfrey): 6
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 12
- 62040 (Grantie City, Pontoon Beach, Madison): 19
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park): 10
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 6
Clinton County
32 positive cases, 128 tested, 6 recovered
ZIP codes with positive cases:
- 62265 (New Baden): 7
Monroe County
33 positive cases, one death
ZIP codes with positive cases:
- 62236 (Columbia): 18
- 62298 (Waterloo): 15
- 62278 (Red Bud): 8
Washington County
2 positive cases, 22 tested, 2 recovered
Randolph County
32 positive cases, 11 recovered, 172 tested
ZIP code with positive cases:
- 62233 (Chester): 18
Bond County
4 positive cases, 30 tested, 1 recovered
Jersey County
5 positive cases, 3 recovered
Macoupin County
12 positive cases, 125 tested, 3 pending, 2 recovered
Calhoun County
1 positive case
This story was originally published April 9, 2020 at 4:01 PM.
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