St. Clair County surpasses 100 coronavirus deaths, with 60% from long-term care centers
St. Clair County has surpassed 100 coronavirus deaths, and 60% were from long-term care centers, the health department said Wednesday.
To date, nine of the 17 long-term care centers experiencing coronavirus outbreaks had a combined total of 61 deaths. Countywide, there have been 101 deaths.
“I had hoped that we would not break the 100 barrier, but we did today,” said Samantha Bierman, emergency response coordinator for the St. Clair County Health Department.
St. Clair County Emergency Management Director Herb Simmons noted that the county has seen both elderly and young people die during the coronavirus pandemic. Just Wednesday, health officials announced the deaths of a man in his 20s along with a woman in her 90s who had underlying health conditions.
The health department provides daily updates on the coronavirus outbreaks and other developments in the county during 3:30 p.m. live streams by the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency on Facebook.
Here is the information health officials provided Wednesday on the number of people known or suspected to have COVID-19, which is caused by the coronavirus, at long-term care centers. Four Fountains in Belleville reports only positive test results since it is offering widespread testing:
- 156-bed facility Four Fountains in Belleville — 104 people, including 24 deaths (No change reported since Tuesday)
- 90-bed facility Lebanon Care Center — 54 people, including 10 deaths (No change reported since Monday)
- 53-bed facility New Athens Home for the Aged — 51 people, including three deaths (Seven more people than what was reported Tuesday)
- 82-bed facility Memorial Care Center in Belleville — 43 people, including five deaths (No change reported since April 29)
- 108-bed facility St. Paul’s Home in Belleville — 41 people, including 11 deaths (One more person than what was reported Tuesday)
- 140-bed facility BRIA of Belleville — 40 people, including four deaths (One more person and one more death than what was reported Tuesday)
- 94-bed facility Swansea Rehab and Care Center — 15 people, including two deaths (No change reported since Tuesday)
- 116-bed facility Cedar Ridge of Lebanon — 12 people, including one death (No change reported since Tuesday)
- Cedarhurst of Shiloh — 11 people (No change reported since May 24)
- Caritas Family Solutions in Belleville region — 11 people (No change reported since May 21)
- Knollwood Retirement Center in Caseyville — Eight people, including one death (No change reported since May 25)
- 133-bed facility BRIA of Cahokia — Eight people (No change reported since May 11)
- 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 May 20)
- TDL Inc. in Belleville — Four people (No change reported since May 6)
- Caseyville Nursing and Rehab — Three people (No change reported since May 28)
- Help at Home in Belleville — Two people (No change reported since May 23)
The St. Clair County Health Department says it includes residents and employees of the facilities in its data on outbreaks.
Health officials note that the numbers they report out of residential facilities also include people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and people who have symptoms related to the respiratory disease.
The website medicare.gov records the number of beds for Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes.
