Four Fountains in Belleville up to 20 deaths due to coronavirus outbreak inside center
Four Fountains, a long-term care center in Belleville, has now had a total of 20 deaths related to coronavirus, according to health officials.
The St. Clair County Health Department on Thursday announced two more deaths have been connected to the outbreak since Wednesday.
The total number of people infected by the coronavirus at Four Fountains was corrected Thursday. St. Clair County Health Department spokeswoman Brenda Fedak said Four Fountains double counted some COVID-19 patients for Wednesday’s update. The total is 104, including the 20 deaths.
The department also reported six more possible COVID-19 patients at St. Paul’s Home in Belleville and one more at Knollwood Retirement Center in Caseyville since Wednesday.
The health department provides information on the long-term care centers and group homes, along with other developments in the county, during daily 3:30 p.m. live streams by the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency on Facebook.
Health officials note that the numbers it reports out of residential facilities could include residents or employees, as well as people with symptoms who have not had a coronavirus test. But some facilities may only be reporting positive test results to the county, like Four Fountains, which is offering widespread testing, according to its administrator.
Here is the information the St. Clair County Health Department provided Thursday on the number of people known or suspected to have COVID-19, either because of a test result or their symptoms:
- 156-bed facility Four Fountains in Belleville — 104 people, including 20 deaths (Two more deaths than what was reported Wednesday)
- 90-bed facility Lebanon Care Center — 51 people, including nine deaths (No change reported since May 15)
- 82-bed facility Memorial Care Center in Belleville — 43 people, including five deaths (No change reported since April 29)
- 140-bed facility BRIA of Belleville — 23 people, including two deaths (No change reported since May 10)
- 108-bed facility St. Paul’s Home in Belleville — 16 people, including four deaths (Six more people than what was reported Wednesday)
- Caritas Family Solutions in Belleville region — 11 people (One more case than Caritas reported Wednesday)
- 133-bed facility BRIA of Cahokia — Eight people (No change reported since May 11)
- Knollwood Retirement Center in Caseyville — Seven people (One more person than what was reported Wednesday)
- 94-bed facility Swansea Rehab and Care Center — Five people (No change reported since Wednesday)
- Help at Home in O’Fallon — Five people (No change reported since May 4)
- Colonnade Senior Living in O’Fallon — Four people (No change reported since Wednesday)
- 53-bed facility New Athens Home for the Aged — Four people (No change reported since Tuesday)
- TDL Inc. in Belleville — Four people (No change reported since May 6)
The website medicare.gov records the number of beds for Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes.
This story was originally published May 21, 2020 at 4:51 PM.
