Officials say Illinois has seen five weeks of dropping COVID-19 cases, deaths
Illinois officials say the state has seen several consecutive weeks of dropping COVID-19 cases and virus-related deaths.
Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Tuesday this week marks five consecutive weeks of dropping statistics that show action taken by its residents is working to flatten the state’s curve.
“Illinois has seen declining cases and declining fatality totals week after week for the past five weeks,” Ezike said, commending residents of Illinois in their actions over the past months. “You’ve saved so many with your actions.”
Ezike said the state also is seeing its lowest number of hospitalizations and patients in intensive care units. She said currently 1,658 people are hospitalized due to COVID-19 and 424 people are in the ICU, compared to Illinois’ peak of more than 5,000 patients hospitalized and 1,290 patients in ICUs.
Statewide, the Illinois Department of Health department on Tuesday reported 601 new cases of the virus had been confirmed, and there were an additional 38 deaths.
Illinois has seen a total of 6,707 deaths during the pandemic, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported. A total of 137,825 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, while more than 1.3 million people have been tested for COVID-19.
Locally, a total of 36 new cases were reported in the metro-east. St. Clair County reported 36 cases, Madison County reported 13 new cases and Monroe County reported two new cases. No COVID-19 related deaths were reported in the metro-east Tuesday.
Officials in St. Clair County said Tuesday also marked the first day in St. Clair County where no one has been on a ventilator since the pandemic began.
Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties:
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 21 new positives
Total overall: 1,837 positives, 135 deaths, 13,868 tests administered, 15 pending results, 1,319 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives (ZIP codes with five or fewer cases are not reported):
- 62059 (Brooklyn): 7
- 62201 (East St. Louis): 75
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 60
- 62204 (East St. Louis): 62
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 68
- 62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 154
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 104
- 62208 (Fairview Heights): 96
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 157
- 62221 (Belleville): 156
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 65
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 196
- 62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 34
- 62239 (Dupo): 17
- 62243 (Freeburg): 9
- 62254 (Lebanon): 83
- 62255 (Lenzburg): 6
- 62257 (Marissa): 13
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 17
- 62260 (Millstadt): 12
- 62264 (New Athens): 56
- 62269 (O’Fallon): 95
- 62285 (Smithton): 19
MADISON COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: 13 new positives, three new recoveries
Total overall: 829 positives, 67 deaths, 13,584 tests administered, 499 recoveries, 107 hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 136
- 62010 (Bethalto): 40
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 10
- 62024 (East Alton): 14
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 120
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 80
- 62035 (Godfrey): 29
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 127
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 45
- 62062 (Maryville): 14
- 62090 (Madison, Venice): 13
- 62095 (Wood River): 29
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 109
- 62249 (Highland): 19
- 62294 (Troy): 25
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Tuesdays new data: No new data
Total overall: 279 positives, 7 deaths, 2,742 tests administered, no hospitalizations, 270 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62233 (Chester): 101
- 62237 (Coulterville): 6
- 62241 (Ellis Grove): 6
- 62242 (Evansville): 6
- 62272 (Willisville, Percy): 50
- 62278 (Red Bud): 16
- 62286 (Sparta): 51
- 62288 (Steeleville): 33
CLINTON COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: One new positive case
Total overall: 225 positives, 17 deaths, 2 hospitalizations, 160 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62230 (Breese): 23
- 62231 (Carlyle): 86
- 62265 (New Baden): 40
- 62293 (Trenton): 9
- 62801 (Centralia): 65
MONROE COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: Two new positives
Total overall: 115 positives, 12 deaths
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 48
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 11
- 62298 (Waterloo): 58
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 47 positives, 3 deaths, 3,253 tests administered, 42 recoveries, 2 hospitalizations, 8 tests pending
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62012 (Brighton): 12
- 62069 (Mount Olive): 9
- 62088 (Staunton): 7
PERRY COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 44 positives, 40 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62238 (Cutler): 6
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 10
- 62832 (Du Quoin): 16
JERSEY COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 33 positives, 1 death, 28 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 17
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 19 positives, 19 recoveries
BOND COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 19 positives, 1 death, 1 hospitalization, 6 recoveries, 214 tests administered, 1 test pending
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62246 (Greenville): 7
CALHOUN COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 1 positive, 1 recovery