Coronavirus

St. Clair County reports 5 new coronavirus deaths, a total of 79 since pandemic began

A total of 2,206 people in southwestern Illinois have tested positive for COVID-19 and 165 people have died, health officials reported Saturday.

St. Clair County announced five new deaths Saturday. Additionally, Madison County reported one new death — a woman in her 80s. It is unknown if she had underlying health conditions.

Overall, 40 new cases and six new deaths were reported in the region on Saturday.

Also on Saturday, the Illinois Department of Public Health announced 2,352 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 75 more people have died statewide. Illinois has seen a total of 4,790 deaths across the state during the pandemic and a total of 107,796 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Additionally, the latest IDPH metrics showed that southern Illinois is on track to start Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan at the end of the current stay-at-home order May 30.

Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties:

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

Saturday’s new data: 33 new positives, five new deaths, 183 new tests administered

Total overall: 1,016 positives, 79 deaths, 53 hospitalizations, 621 recoveries, 5,886 tests administered, 81 tests pending

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

  • 62201 (East St. Louis, Sauget): 15
  • 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 35
  • 62204 (East St. Louis, Washington Park, Caseyville): 41
  • 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 43
  • 62206 (Cahokia, Centreville, Sauget): 89
  • 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 63
  • 62208 (Fairview Heights, O’Fallon): 58
  • 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 115
  • 62221 (Belleville, Shiloh): 91
  • 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 45
  • 62226 (Belleville, Swansea, Shiloh): 116
  • 62232 (Caseyville): 17

  • 62239 (Dupo): 11
  • 62254 (Lebanon): 27
  • 62257 (Marissa): 7
  • 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 14
  • 62269 (O’Fallon, Shiloh): 67
  • 62285 (Smithton): 8
  • 62264 (New Athens): 18
  • 62243 (Freeburg): 7

MADISON COUNTY

Saturday’s new data: two new positives, one new death, 183 new tests administered

Total overall: 528 positives, 53 deaths, 98 hospitalizations, 271 recoveries, 4,911 tests administered

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 85
  • 62010 (Bethalto): 13
  • 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 8
  • 62024 (East Alton): 9
  • 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 107
  • 62034 (Glen Carbon): 61
  • 62035 (Godfrey): 19
  • 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach, Madison): 72
  • 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 20
  • 62062 (Maryville): 8
  • 62090 (Madison, Venice): 11
  • 62095 (Wood River): 21

  • 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 54
  • 62249 (Highland): 13
  • 62294 (Troy): 17

RANDOLPH COUNTY

Saturday’s new data: two new cases, 48 new tests administered, one new recovery

Total overall: 262 positives, three deaths, three hospitalizations, 1,476 tests administered, 218 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62233 (Chester): 94
  • 62237 (Coulterville): 6
  • 62272 (Willisville, Percy): 49
  • 62278 (Red Bud): 15
  • 62286 (Sparta): 41
  • 62288 (Steeleville): 32

CLINTON COUNTY

Saturday’s new data: no new data

Total overall: 176 positives, 16 deaths, six hospitalizations, 924 tests administered, 74 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62230 (Breese): 8
  • 62231 (Carlyle): 75
  • 62265 (New Baden): 27
  • 62293 (Trenton): 8
  • 62801 (Centralia): 58

MONROE COUNTY

Saturday’s new data: no new data

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

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62236 (Columbia): 40
  • 62295 (Valmeyer): 7
  • 62298 (Waterloo): 45

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Saturday’s new data: no new data

Total overall: 18 positives, 15 recoveries

BOND COUNTY

Saturday’s new data: No new data

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

MACOUPIN COUNTY

Saturday’s new data: no new data

Total overall: 42 positives, one death, three hospitalizations, 36 recoveries, 2,634 tests administered, 11 tests pending

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62012 (Brighton): 6
  • 62088 (Staunton): 6
  • 62069 (Mount Olive): 8
  • 62056 (Litchfield): 13

PERRY COUNTY

Saturday’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

Saturday’s new data: no new data

Total overall: 20 positives, one death, 17 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62052 (Jerseyville): 14

CALHOUN COUNTY

Saturday’s new data: no new data

Total overall: one positive, one recovery

Kelsey Landis
Belleville News-Democrat
Kelsey Landis is an Illinois state affairs and politics reporter for the Belleville News-Democrat. She joined the newsroom in January 2020 after her first stint at the paper from 2016 to 2018. She graduated from Southern Illinois University in 2010 and earned a master’s from DePaul University in 2014. Landis previously worked at The Alton Telegraph. At the BND, she focuses on informing you about what your lawmakers are doing in Springfield and Washington, D.C., and she works to hold them accountable. Landis has won Illinois Press Association awards for her work, including the Freedom of Information Award.
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