Latest numbers on coronavirus outbreaks at long-term care centers in St. Clair County
The St. Clair County Health Department on Tuesday announced another death from the coronavirus outbreak at St. Paul’s Home in Belleville.
Health officials have reported a total of 68 deaths out of long-term care centers in the county since the coronavirus pandemic began, which is about 61% of the 112 deaths countywide.
The health department provides daily updates on the coronavirus outbreaks and other developments in the county during afternoon live streams by the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency on Facebook.
Here is the information the health department provided Tuesday on the number of people from long-term care centers who are known or suspected to have COVID-19, which is caused by the coronavirus:
- 156-bed facility Four Fountains in Belleville — 104 people, including 26 deaths (No change reported since Monday)
- 90-bed facility Lebanon Care Center — 54 people, including 10 deaths (No change reported since June 1)
- 53-bed facility New Athens Home for the Aged — 52 people, including four deaths (No change reported since Monday)
- 140-bed facility BRIA of Belleville — 47 people, including four deaths (One more person than what was reported Monday)
- 82-bed facility Memorial Care Center in Belleville — 44 people, including five deaths (No change reported since Monday)
- 108-bed facility St. Paul’s Home in Belleville — 42 people, including 14 deaths (One more death than what was reported Monday)
- 94-bed facility Swansea Rehab and Care Center — 25 people, including three deaths (No change reported since Sunday)
- 116-bed facility Cedar Ridge of Lebanon — 18 people, including one death (One more person than what was reported Monday)
- Cedarhurst of Shiloh — 12 people (No change reported since Friday)
- Caritas Family Solutions in Belleville region — 12 people (No change reported since Friday)
- 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)
- Colonnade Senior Living in O’Fallon — Five people (No change reported since Sunday)
- Help at Home in O’Fallon — Five people (No change reported since May 4)
- TDL Inc. in Belleville — Four people (No change reported since May 6)
- Caseyville Nursing and Rehab — Three people (No change reported since May 28)
- Atrium of Belleville — Two people (No change reported since Monday)
- Help at Home in Belleville — Two people (No change reported since May 23)
The St. Clair County Health Department says it includes residents and staff of the facilities in its data on outbreaks. It does not provide a breakdown of how many residents or employees are affected.
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.
