Coronavirus

Latest numbers on coronavirus outbreaks at residential facilities in St. Clair County

The St. Clair County Health Department on Thursday announced 10 more people connected to long-term care centers are potentially infected with the coronavirus, and one more person has died.

The latest death was reported out of Four Fountains in Belleville, where a total of 25 people have now died.

Increases in the number of people affected by coronavirus outbreaks were reported out of Swansea Rehab and Care Center, Cedar Ridge of Lebanon and St. Paul’s Home in Belleville.

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 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 Thursday 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 25 deaths (One more death than what was reported Wednesday)
  • 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 (No change reported since Wednesday)
  • 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 — 42 people, including 11 deaths (One more person than what was reported Wednesday)
  • 140-bed facility BRIA of Belleville — 40 people, including four deaths (No change reported since Wednesday)
  • 94-bed facility Swansea Rehab and Care Center — 20 people, including two deaths (Five more people than what was reported Wednesday)
  • 116-bed facility Cedar Ridge of Lebanon — 16 people, including one death (Four more people than what was reported Wednesday)
  • 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 website medicare.gov records the number of beds for Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes.

Lexi Cortes
Belleville News-Democrat
The metro-east is home for investigative reporter Lexi Cortes. She was raised in Granite City and Edwardsville and graduated from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in 2014. Lexi joined the Belleville News-Democrat in 2014 and has won multiple state awards for her investigative and community service reporting. Support my work with a digital subscription
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