Southwest Illinois eclipses 200 COVID-19 related deaths, as total cases reaches 2,641
Local health departments reported Wednesday the number of coronavirus cases in southwestern Illinois has reached 2,641, and the number of deaths has increased to 204.
Madison County officials reported three new deaths — two men in their 60s and one man in his 90s. It is unknown if they had any underlying health conditions.
St. Clair County officials announced the deaths of a man in his 20s with no known health conditions and a woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions. This brings the COVID-19-related death toll in St. Clair County to 101. St. Clair also currently has 74 total hospitalizations, the highest in the county since April 16. There have been 16 new hospitalizations in St. Clair County the last 24 hours.
Overall, 43 new cases and five new deaths were reported in the region Wednesday.
Statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Wednesday that 982 additional people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 96 people died in the previous 24 hours.
Illinois has seen a total of 5,621 deaths during the pandemic, officials reported. A total of 123,830 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, while 959,175 people have been tested for COVID-19.
Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties:
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: 32 new positives, two new deaths, 571 new tests administered, 16 new hospitalizations, 19 new recoveries
Total overall: 1,331 positives, 101 deaths, 8,340 tests administered, 828 recoveries, 74 hospitalizations, 56 test results pending
ZIP codes with positives (ZIP codes with five or fewer cases are not reported):
- 62059 (Brooklyn): 7
- 62201 (East St. Louis): 19
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 44
- 62204 (East St. Louis): 48
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 50
- 62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 113
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 80
- 62208 (Fairview Heights): 81
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 143
- 62221 (Belleville): 111
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 52
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 145
- 62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 27
- 62239 (Dupo): 15
- 62243 (Freeburg): 8
- 62254 (Lebanon): 48
- 62257 (Marissa): 12
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 18
- 62260 (Millstadt): 9
- 62264 (New Athens): 41
- 62269 (O’Fallon): 74
- 62285 (Smithton): 14
MADISON COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: Eight new positives, three new deaths, 225 new tests administered, three new hospitalizations, 23 new recoveries
Total overall: 608 positives, 65 deaths, 6,691 tests administered, 106 hospitalizations, 412 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 104
- 62010 (Bethalto): 14
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 7
- 62024 (East Alton): 10
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 115
- 62035 (Godfrey): 24
- 62095 (Wood River): 26
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 83
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 24
- 62062 (Maryville): 10
- 62090 (Madison, Venice): 11
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 59
- 62249 (Highland): 14
- 62294 (Troy): 20
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 73
CLINTON COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: Three new positives, 26 new recoveries since Tuesday
Total overall: 190 positives, 17 deaths, 1,059 tests administered, one hospitalization, 131 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62230 (Breese): 14
- 62265 (New Baden): 33
- 62801 (Centralia): 64
MONROE COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 97 positives, 12 deaths, eight hospitalizations, 51 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 42
- 62298 (Waterloo): 46
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 272 positives, four deaths, 1,692 tests administered, one hospitalization, 259 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62233 (Chester): 98
- 62272 (Willisville, Percy): 49
- 62286 (Sparta): 47
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 18 positives, 15 recoveries
BOND COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 12 positives, one death, one hospitalization, six recoveries, 214 tests administered, one test pending
JERSEY COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 24 positives, one death, 18 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 14
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: 74 new tests, seven new tests pending
Total overall: 46 positives, three deaths, 2,798 tests administered, 36 recoveries, two hospitalizations, nine tests pending
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62012 (Brighton): 9
- 62069 (Mount Olive): 9
CALHOUN COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: One positive, one recovery
PERRY COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 42 positives, 39 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 10
- 62232 (Caseyville): 26
This story was originally published June 3, 2020 at 3:47 PM.