Coronavirus kills 6 in St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties, bringing death toll to 49
St. Clair County health officials announced Friday that three more people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, bringing the county’s total number of deaths to 22.
Also on Friday, Madison County health officials announced two more people had died after testing positive, a woman in her 80s and a man in his 90s. The county’s death toll since the pandemic started is now 16.
Garden Place in Columbia, located in Monroe County, also has reported another coronavirus-related death. Monroe County now has nine deaths. Twenty-nine people have tested positive at Garden Place. Two people live in another county. Clinton County also reported its first death this week.
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in southwestern Illinois has reached 914 as of Friday evening, while the number of deaths has increased to 49.
As of Friday afternoon, statewide, 1,795 people with COVID-19 had died. A total of 39,658 cases have been reported across the state, the Illinois Department of Public Health said.
Here’s a breakdown of area coronavirus cases as of Friday:
St. Clair County
Friday’s new data: 22 positive cases, 3 deaths, 64 new tests administered.
Total overall: 362 positives, 22 deaths, 61 hospitalized, seven on ventilators, 1,496 tests administered, 55 tests pending.
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): 11
- 62204 (East St. Louis, Washington Park, Caseyville): 9
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 12
- 62206 (Cahokia, Centreville, Sauget): 30
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 18
- 62208 (Fairview Heights, O’Fallon): 22
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 30
- 62221 (Belleville, Shiloh): 31
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 22
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea, Shiloh): 52
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 12
- 62269 (O’Fallon, Shiloh): 28
Madison County
Friday’s new data: 22 positive cases, two deaths, two hospitalizations, three recovered patients
Total overall: 277 positives, 16 deaths, 70 hospitalized, 82 recovered.
ZIP codes with positive cases:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 39
- 62010 (Bethalto): 7
- 62024 (East Alton): 8
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 68
- 62095 (Wood River): 8
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 15
- 62035 (Godfrey): 8
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach, Madison): 39
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 9
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 19
- 62249 (Highland): 9
- 62294 (Troy): 10
Clinton County
Friday’s new data: 15 positive cases, 51 new tests administered, one recovered patient.
Total overall: 74 positives, 316 tests administered, four hospitalized, 16 recovered, one death.
ZIP codes with positive cases:
- 62265 (New Baden): 8
- 62801 (Centralia): 39
Monroe County
Friday’s new data: Two positive cases, one death.
Total overall: 65 positives, nine deaths, seven recovered.
ZIP codes with positive cases:
- 62236 (Columbia): 33
- 62298 (Waterloo): 24
Washington County
Friday’s new data: Nothing to report.
Total overall: Seven positive cases.
Randolph County
Friday’s new data: Seven positive cases, three recovered.
Total overall: 79 positives, one death, three hospitalized, 48 recovered.
ZIP code with positive cases:
- 62233 (Chester): 35
- 62278 (Red Bud): 13
- 62286 (Sparta): 7
Bond County
Friday’s new data: One positive case, 10 new tests administered.
Total overall: Five positives, 79 tests administered, three tests pending, three recovered.
Jersey County
Friday’s new data: Nothing to report.
Total overall: 12 positive cases, 85 tested, five recovered
ZIP code with positive cases:
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 12
Macoupin County
Friday’s new data: Two positive cases, 34 tests administered, four tests pending.
Total overall: 25 positives, 339 tests administered, 25 tests pending, 15 recovered.
ZIP code with positive cases:
- 62069 (Mt. Olive): 6
Calhoun County
Friday’s new data: Nothing to report.
Total overall: One positive, one recovered
Perry County
Friday’s new data: Four positive cases.
Total overall: Seven positive.
This story was originally published April 23, 2020 at 6:54 PM.