Coronavirus

Latest coronavirus numbers in southwestern Illinois include four new deaths

A total of 2,125 people in southwestern Illinois have tested positive for COVID-19 and 153 people have died, health officials reported Thursday.

St. Clair County announced two new deaths, a man in his 80s and a man in his 90s, both with underlying health conditions. Additionally, Madison County reported two new deaths, but did not provide further information.

Also on Thursday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 2,268 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 87 more people have died statewide. Illinois has seen a total of 4,607 deaths across the state during the pandemic and a total of 102,686 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties:

St. Clair County

Thursday’s new data: 35 new positives, two new deaths, nine fewer hospitalizations, 232 new tests administered, 115 new recoveries

Total overall: 961 positives, 73 deaths, 53 hospitalizations, 548 recoveries, 5,402 tests administered, 53 tests pending

ZIP codes with positives (ZIP codes with five or fewer cases are not reported):

  • 62201 (East St. Louis, Sauget): 13
  • 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 34
  • 62204 (East St. Louis, Washington Park, Caseyville): 36
  • 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 39
  • 62206 (Cahokia, Centreville, Sauget): 86
  • 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 62
  • 62208 (Fairview Heights, O’Fallon): 54
  • 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 100
  • 62221 (Belleville, Shiloh): 79

  • 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 44
  • 62226 (Belleville, Swansea, Shiloh): 105
  • 62232 (Caseyville): 15

  • 62239 (Dupo): 11

  • 62254 (Lebanon): 24
  • 62257 (Marissa): 7

  • 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 14

  • 62269 (O’Fallon, Shiloh): 63

  • 62285 (Smithton): 8

  • 62264 (New Athens): 6
  • 62243 (Freeburg): 7

Madison County

Thursday’s new data: Seven new positives, two new deaths, three new hospitalizations, three new recoveries

Total overall: 512 positives, 47 deaths, 98 hospitalizations, 271 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 86
  • 62010 (Bethalto): 12
  • 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 7
  • 62024 (East Alton): 10

  • 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 108
  • 62034 (Glen Carbon): 58
  • 62035 (Godfrey): 19
  • 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach, Madison): 69
  • 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 20
  • 62062 (Maryville): 8
  • 62090 (Madison, Venice): 11
  • 62095 (Wood River): 18

  • 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 42
  • 62249 (Highland): 11
  • 62294 (Troy): 17

Randolph County

Thursday’s new data: Three new positives, 32 new tests administered, one new recovery

Total overall: 256 positives, three deaths, four hospitalizations, 1,402 tests administered, 207 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62233 (Chester): 93
  • 62237 (Coulterville): 6
  • 62272 (Willisville, Percy): 44
  • 62278 (Red Bud): 15
  • 62286 (Sparta): 30
  • 62288 (Steeleville): 32

Clinton County

Thursday’s new data: Four new positives, 36 new tests administered, three new recoveries

Total overall: 172 positives, 16 deaths, six hospitalizations, 874 tests administered, 74 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62230 (Breese): 8
  • 62231 (Carlyle): 75
  • 62265 (New Baden): 27
  • 62293 (Trenton): 8
  • 62801 (Centralia): 52

Monroe County

Thursday’s new data: Two new positives

Total overall: 91 positives, 11 deaths, 8 hospitalizations, 33 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62236 (Columbia): 38
  • 62295 (Valmeyer): 7
  • 62298 (Waterloo): 42

Washington County

Thursday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 18 positives, 15 recoveries

Bond County

Thursday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 12 positives, one death, one hospitalization, six recoveries, 214 tests administered, one test pending

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62246 (Greenville): 6

Macoupin County

Thursday’s new data: One new positive, 578 new tests administered

Total overall: 42 positives, one death, two hospitalizations, 28 recoveries, 2,310 tests administered, 157 tests pending

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62012 (Brighton): 6
  • 62088 (Staunton): 6
  • 62069 (Mount Olive): 8
  • 62056 (Litchfield): 12

Perry County

Thursday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 40 positives, 29 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62274 (Pinckneyville): 10
  • 62832 (Du Quoin): 16

Jersey County

Thursday’s new data: Two new recoveries

Total overall: 20 positives, one death, 16 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62052 (Jerseyville): 13

Calhoun County

Thursday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: One positive, one recovery

This story was originally published May 21, 2020 at 3:56 PM.

Hana Muslic
Belleville News-Democrat
Hana Muslic has been a public safety reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat since August 2018, covering everything from crime and courts to accidents, fires and natural disasters. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Journalism and her previous work can be found in The Lincoln Journal-Star and The Kansas City Star.
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