Another St. Clair County resident dies from coronavirus; more than 400 cases in region
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Another COVID-19 death was reported Friday in St. Clair County, where the number of people to test positive for the respiratory disease has more than tripled since April 1.
The woman who died was in her 90s and had underlying health conditions, according to the health department. It was the ninth death the county has reported.
Across southwestern Illinois, at least 401 people have now tested positive for COVID-19, which is caused by a new coronavirus.
St. Clair County recorded 41 new COVID-19 patients on Friday. Their age ranges are 30 to 90.
To date, 156 St. Clair County residents have been diagnosed with COVID-19, up from 50 just nine days ago.
Monroe County had 10 new patients on Friday. Madison County had eight. Randolph had two. And Clinton and Macoupin counties each had one.
Statewide, the number of cases jumped by 1,465 — from 16,422 on Thursday to 17,887 by Friday afternoon. There have also been 68 more deaths in Illinois since Thursday.
Here’s a breakdown of the coronavirus cases in southwestern Illinois as of Friday.
The information came from two sources. The total number of people to test positive, deaths, tests administered and patients to recover are released by the county health departments. Specific ZIP codes with more than five COVID-19 patients are reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health at dph.illinois.gov/covid19/covid19-statistics.
St. Clair County
156 people test positive, nine deaths, 806 tests administered, 117 tests pending
ZIP codes with patients:
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): Six
- 62206 (Cahokia, Centreville, Sauget): 11
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): Six
- 62208 (Fairview Heights, O’Fallon): 12
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): Seven
62221 (Belleville, Shiloh): 18
62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 14
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea, Shiloh): 21
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): Eight
62269 (O’Fallon, Shiloh): 16
Madison County
107 positives, two deaths, 35 recovered
ZIP codes with patients:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 16
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 13
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): Six
- 62035 (Godfrey): Seven
- 62040 (Grantie City, Pontoon Beach, Madison): 20
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park): 12
Monroe County
43 positives, one death
ZIP codes with patients:
- 62236 (Columbia): 23
- 62298 (Waterloo): 17
- 62278 (Red Bud): Eight
Randolph County
37 positives, 17 recovered
ZIP code with patients:
- 62233 (Chester): 18
Clinton County
33 positives, 141 tested, six recovered
ZIP codes with patients:
- 62265 (New Baden): Seven
- 62801 (Centralia, with portion in Clinton County): 24
Macoupin County
13 positives, 130 tested, three recovered
Jersey County
Five positives, three recovered
Bond County
Four positives, 30 tested, one recovered
Washington County
Two positives, 22 tested, two recovered
Calhoun County
One positive
This story was originally published April 10, 2020 at 5:22 PM.
