Friday live coronavirus updates: Health officials announce new death in St. Clair County
Urban League to host drive-thru food and toiletries distribution Saturday
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis will hold a drive-thru distribution of food and toiletries Saturday, June 6, for residents of East St. Louis and the surrounding communities of St. Clair and Madison county who are struggling due to COVID-19.
The drive-thru will be held at East St. Louis Senior High School at 4901 State Street and will be first come first serve and will start at noon and last until supplies are gone.
Missouri sees highest jump in COVID-19 cases since May
Missouri saw its biggest jump in COVID-19 cases since May on Thursday.
The Post Dispatch reported, the average number of new cases has been on the rise over the past three weeks. Thursday’s cases pushed the weekly average of new cases to 197. The last time the case average was that high was on May 10.
The daily total of new cases had been on a steep downward trend since early May but has started to rise once again.
Southwest Illinois coronavirus cases
Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties as of Thursday afternoon:
- St. Clair: 1,362 positives, 102 deaths, 8,533 tests administered, 859 recoveries, 62 hospitalizations, 49 test results pending
- Madison: 615 positives, 65 deaths, 6,913 tests administered, 106 hospitalizations, 412 recoveries
- Clinton: 191 positives, 17 deaths, 1,059 tests administered, one hospitalization, 133 recoveries
- Monroe: 98 positives, 12 deaths, eight hospitalizations, 51 recoveries
- Washington: 18 positives, 15 recoveries
- Randolph: 272 positives, four deaths, 1,692 tests administered, one hospitalization, 259 recoveries
- Bond: 12 positives, one death, one hospitalization, 214 tests administered, six recoveries, one test pending
- Jersey: 24 positives, one death, 18 recoveries
- Macoupin: 46 positives, three deaths, 2,798 tests administered, 36 recoveries, two hospitalizations, seven tests pending
- Perry: 42 positives, 39 recoveries
- Calhoun: One positive, one recovery
Want to help? Here are some ideas
The BND has compiled a list of ways you can help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Go to BND. com to learn about the opportunities to volunteer your time or donate to help communities in the metro-east without putting yourself or others at risk.
You can sew face masks, read stories for people with vision loss and deliver meals to seniors.
If you know of a recognized charitable organization looking for help that isn’t listed, please tell us about it. Send an email to newsroom@bnd.com or fill out the BND’s Southwest Illinois Coronavirus Service and Assistance Guide online at BND.com.
Get the latest news on coronavirus
BND.com will keep you updated throughout the day with information about the spread of the coronavirus in southwestern Illinois.
You can also find the most complete and up-to-date information from government sites including:
State of Illinois’ COVID-19 page: coronavirus.illinois.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/summary.html
Federal government’s coronavirus page: cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
Who to call about mental health
Here are some resources from mental health professionals for anyone struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Touchette Regional Hospital’s Mental Health Support and Resource Line: Call 618-482-7158 to talk to trained therapy staff.
- Illinois Human Services Mental Health Division’s Call4Calm: Text the word “talk” to 552020 to text with a mental health care professional for free.
- Centerstone of Illinois, Inc.: Call 618-462-2331 for virtual mental health services.
- Chestnut Health Systems: Call 618-877-4420 for virtual mental health services.
- Narcotics and Alcoholics Anonymous: Call 618-398-9409 or email metroeastnapr@gmail.com to learn about virtual meetings.
- Regional Disaster Mental Health Volunteer Response Team: Call a support line for health care professionals at 618-381-5173.
Contact BND with tips, concerns, suggestions
If you have suggestions about something for the BND to cover regarding the COVID-19 pandemic or if you see a report that sounds suspicious on social media or anywhere else, please drop us a note at newsroom@bnd.com and include a link. We’ll check it out.
We’d like to hear from health-care workers
The BND would like to speak with nurses, doctors and other health care professionals who are on the front lines caring for patients in doctor’s offices, clinics and hospitals during this difficult time. We’re interested in hearing about your challenges and rewards, frustrations and accomplishments. How is this affecting you? Send us an email at newsroom@bnd.com.
Willing to share your COVID-19 story?
Have you recovered from coronavirus or are you in the process of recovering from COVID-19? We would like to hear from you on how you dealt with the respiratory disease. Send us an email at newsroom@bnd.com.
This story was originally published June 5, 2020 at 5:00 AM.
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