St. Clair County’s long-term care centers have had 70 deaths from coronavirus outbreaks
(This story has been corrected at 7 p.m. June 11. The original version of the story included incorrect information about the Atrium of Belleville. The information was provided by the St. Clair County Health Department June 10 and subsequently corrected by the agency June 11.)
The St. Clair County Health Department on Wednesday announced two more deaths from the coronavirus outbreaks at long-term care centers.
Health officials have recorded a total of 70 deaths out of long-term care centers in the county since the coronavirus pandemic began, which is 61% of the 114 deaths countywide.
The latest deaths reported Wednesday were connected to Swansea Rehab and Care Center and Cedar Ridge of Lebanon.
Across the county, 18 long-term care centers are reporting coronavirus outbreaks. Deaths have been reported at nine of the 18 locations.
The health department provides daily updates on 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 the health department provided Wednesday 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 (No change reported since Tuesday)
- 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 (No change reported since Tuesday)
- 94-bed facility Swansea Rehab and Care Center — 26 people, including four deaths (One more person and one more death than what was reported Tuesday)
- 116-bed facility Cedar Ridge of Lebanon — 19 people, including two death (One more person and one more death than what was reported Tuesday)
- 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 also note that the numbers they report out of residential facilities 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.
This story was originally published June 10, 2020 at 4:17 PM.
