Monroe County reports a 5th Garden Place resident dies in coronavirus pandemic
Monroe County on Friday announced that another resident from a Columbia assisted living facility has died during the coronavirus pandemic to bring the total number of deaths to five residents at the Garden Place center and a total of six in the county.
John Wagner, the director of the Monroe County Health Department said the sixth person who died in Monroe County was not connected to Garden Place.
Also, the Randolph County Health Department reported on Thursday the county’s first COVID-19-related death.
Other details of the latest deaths in Monroe and Randolph were not available.
This brings the total number of deaths in southwestern Illinois to 29.
The deaths in the region have occurred in St. Clair County, which has 17; Madison County, which has five; Monroe County has six; and Randolph County has one.
The region has recorded 604 positive cases of coronavirus.
Statewide, 1,134 people with COVID-19 have died. A total of 27,575 cases had been reported as of Thursday afternoon by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Here’s a breakdown of coronavirus cases in the area as of Friday:
St. Clair County
258 positives, 17 deaths, 82 hospitalized , 16 on ventilators 1,122 tests administered, 95 tests pending.
Memorial Regional Health Services BJC HealthCare, which operates Memorial Hospital in Belleville and Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh has 34 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 and 16 patients under investigation. St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon has 21 hospitalized after testing positive and 10 patients are under investigation. Touchette Regional Hospital in Centreville has one patient who tested positive.
ZIP codes with positive cases (ZIP codes with five or fewer cases are not reported):
- 62201 (East St. Louis, Sauget): 8
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 9
- 62204 (East St. Louis, Washington Park, Caseyville): 8
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 7
- 62206 (Cahokia, Centreville, Sauget): 22
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 14
- 62208 (Fairview Heights, O’Fallon): 18
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 17
- 62221 (Belleville, Shiloh): 26
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 19
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea, Shiloh): 36
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 11
- 62269 (O’Fallon, Shiloh): 21
Madison County
161 positives, five deaths, 56hospitalized, 67 recovered
ZIP codes with positive cases:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 28
- 62024 (East Alton): 6
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 23
- 62095 (Wood River): 7
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 8
- 62035 (Godfrey): 8
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach, Madison): 28
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 7
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 17
- 62294 (Troy): 10
Clinton County
44 positives, 204 tests administered, six hospitalized, 11 recovered
ZIP codes with positive cases:
- 62265 (New Baden): 8
- 62801 (Centralia): 32
Monroe County
54 positives, six deaths
ZIP codes with positive cases:
- 62236 (Columbia): 27
- 62298 (Waterloo): 22
Washington County
Five positive cases
Randolph County
51 positive cases, 32 recovered
ZIP code with positive cases:
- 62233 (Chester): 27
- 62278 (Red Bud): 11
Bond County
Four positives, two recovered, 51 tested
Jersey County
Eight positive cases, five recovered
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 7
Macoupin County
17 positive, 188 tests administered, 10 recovered, seven pending
Calhoun County
One positive, one recovered
Perry County
One positive
This story was originally published April 17, 2020 at 4:38 PM.
