Coronavirus

Latest coronavirus numbers for southwestern Illinois include 2,332 total positive cases

Editor’s note: The headline for this story originally said the region had 2,330 new cases instead of total cases.

Local health departments are reporting that the number of coronavirus cases in southwestern Illinois has reached 2,332 as of Tuesday, and the number of deaths has increased to 174.

St. Clair County reported one new virus-related death on Tuesday, a man in his 60s with underlying health conditions.

Clinton County also reported a new death, but did not release details.

Statewide, 113,195 people have tested positive for the virus and 4,923 have died, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Tuesday.

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 on May 29.

Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties:

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: 20 new positives, one new death, 84 new tests administered

Total overall: 1,117 positives, 83 deaths, 6,330 tests administered, 73 tests pending, 59 hospitalizations, 705 recoveries

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

  • 62059 (Brooklyn): 7
  • 62201 (East St. Louis, Sauget): 15
  • 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 37
  • 62204 (East St. Louis, Washington Park, Caseyville): 43
  • 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 43
  • 62206 (Cahokia, Centreville, Sauget): 93
  • 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 65
  • 62208 (Fairview Heights, O’Fallon): 61
  • 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 123
  • 62221 (Belleville, Shiloh): 95
  • 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 46
  • 62226 (Belleville, Swansea, Shiloh): 124
  • 62232 (Caseyville): 18

  • 62239 (Dupo): 12
  • 62254 (Lebanon): 27
  • 62257 (Marissa): 7
  • 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 15
  • 62269 (O’Fallon, Shiloh): 67
  • 62285 (Smithton): 8
  • 62264 (New Athens): 23
  • 62243 (Freeburg): 8

MADISON COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: Six new positives

Total overall: 544 positives, 57 deaths, 5,212 tests administered, 98 hospitalizations, 272 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 84
  • 62010 (Bethalto): 13
  • 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 8
  • 62024 (East Alton): 9
  • 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 107
  • 62034 (Glen Carbon): 62
  • 62035 (Godfrey): 20
  • 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach, Madison): 76
  • 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 21
  • 62062 (Maryville): 8
  • 62090 (Madison, Venice): 11
  • 62095 (Wood River): 23

  • 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 55
  • 62249 (Highland): 13
  • 62294 (Troy): 17

CLINTON COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: Two new positives, one new death, 53 new tests administered, eight new recoveries

Total overall: 178 positives, 17 deaths, 977 tests administered, one hospitalization, 82 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62230 (Breese): 8
  • 62231 (Carlyle): 75
  • 62265 (New Baden): 32
  • 62293 (Trenton): 8
  • 62801 (Centralia): 61

MONROE COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 93 positives, 11 deaths, eight hospitalizations, 33 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62236 (Columbia): 41
  • 62295 (Valmeyer): 7
  • 62298 (Waterloo): 45

RANDOLPH COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 264 positives, three deaths, 1,508 tests administered, three hospitalizations

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62233 (Chester): 95
  • 62237 (Coulterville): 6
  • 62272 (Willisville, Percy): 49
  • 62278 (Red Bud): 15
  • 62286 (Sparta): 43
  • 62288 (Steeleville): 32

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 18 positives, 15 recoveries

BOND COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: No new data

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

JERSEY COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 20 positives, one death, 17 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

  • 62052 (Jerseyville): 14

MACOUPIN COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: Two new positives, 64 new tests administered

Total overall: 44 positives, one death, 2,458 tests administered, three hospitalizations, 36 recoveries, 10 tests pending

ZIP codes with positives:

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

CALHOUN COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: one positive, one recovery

PERRY COUNTY

Tuesday’s new data: One new positive, eight new recoveries

Total overall: 41 positives, 37 recoveries

ZIP codes with positives:

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

This story was originally published May 26, 2020 at 3:48 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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