Latest numbers on coronavirus outbreaks at residential facilities in St. Clair County
At least 33 deaths in St. Clair County during the coronavirus pandemic have now been connected to outbreaks of the virus inside long-term care facilities.
Twenty-six of the deaths have been linked to Belleville facilities, according to information provided by the St. Clair County Health Department. Seven deaths are related to an outbreak at a facility in Lebanon.
Here is the latest information the St. Clair County Health Department provided Monday on the number of people known or suspected to have COVID-19, either because of a test result or their symptoms:
- Four Fountains in Belleville - 102 people, including 16 deaths
- Memorial Care Center in Belleville - 43 people, including five deaths (No change reported since April 29)
- Lebanon Care Center - 37 people, including seven deaths
- BRIA of Belleville - 23 people, including two deaths
- St. Paul’s Home in Belleville - 10 people, including three deaths
- BRIA of Cahokia - Eight people
- Caritas Family Solutions in Belleville - Six people (No change reported since May 4)
- Help at Home in O’Fallon - Five people (No change reported since May 4)
- TDL, Inc. in Belleville - Four people (No change reported since May 6)
- Colonnade in O’Fallon - Three people (No change reported since May 3)
County officials said a glitch at Memorial Hospital meant no new numbers were reported from that hospital Monday, potentially excluding some increases from the totals.
The totals could include residents or employees, according to the health department.
Unlike other coronavirus data, the numbers out of long-term care facilities include both people who have tested positive and people who have COVID-19 like symptoms based on guidance from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
“In facilities where cases already exist, residents who display symptoms are to be treated as if positive, but staff are to be tested to determine who can care for residents and who should be isolated,” the Illinois Department of Public Health states on its website.
The St. Clair County Health Department gives updates on the coronavirus outbreaks each day during 3:30 p.m. live streams by the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency on Facebook.
The following changes in the number of people known or suspected to have COVID-19 had been reported by the health department since Friday’s update:
- Four Fountains in Belleville - 14 more people announced Saturday, for a total of 93 people. Nine more people and three more deaths announced Sunday, for a total of 102 people and 16 deaths.
- Lebanon Care Center - Three more people announced Sunday, for a total of 37 people.
- BRIA of Belleville - Two more people and two more deaths announced Saturday, for a total of 22 people and two deaths. One more person announced Sunday, for a total of 23 people. Two deaths had previously been reported at the facility, but they were omitted from the health department’s update Friday. A spokesperson for the agency has not responded to a Belleville News-Democrat inquiry about the discrepancy.
- St. Paul’s Home - One more person announced Saturday, for a total of six people. Four more people and two more deaths announced Monday, for a total of 10 people and three deaths.
- BRIA of Cahokia - Two more people announced Saturday, for a total of seven people. One more person announced Monday, for a total of eight people.
This story was originally published May 11, 2020 at 5:47 PM.
