St. Clair, Madison counties report 68 new COVID-19 cases, but no new deaths
St. Clair and Madison counties announced a total of 68 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, but no deaths.
St. Clair County has 2,370 cases and 144 deaths, while Madison County has 1,090 cases and 70 deaths. Currently, St. Clair and Madison counties seven-day rolling average are 34 and 19 cases per day, respectively.
Monroe County, Jersey County and Perry County also reported one new coronavirus case each Wednesday. Overall, the region had 71 new cases announced Wednesday, but no deaths.
Statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health on Wednesday reported 980 new cases of the virus had been confirmed with 36 additional deaths.
Illinois has seen a total of 7,099 deaths during the pandemic as of Wednesday, officials reported. A total of 149,432 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, while more than 1.8 million people have been tested for COVID-19, including 32,742 since Tuesday.
Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties. The number in parenthesis reflects how the new daily total compares to the prior day total. Subtractions occur when a COVID-19 positive patient is misdiagnosed or moves away from the area.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: 40 new positives, no new deaths, 645 new tests administered, five fewer tests pending, five fewer hospitalizations
Total overall: 2,370 positives, 144 deaths, 21,085 tests administered, 44 pending results, 1,676 recoveries, 31 hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives (ZIP codes with five or fewer cases are not reported):
- 62059 (Brooklyn): 7 (-1)
- 62201 (East St. Louis): 133 (+3)
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 76 (+1)
- 62204 (East St. Louis): 75 (+2)
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 88 (-1)
- 62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 210 (+5)
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 117 (+1)
- 62208 (Fairview Heights): 117 (+3)
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 204 (+6)
- 62221 (Belleville): 196 (+5)
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 79 (+1)
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 236 (+3)
- 62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 47
- 62239 (Dupo): 22
- 62243 (Freeburg): 11
- 62254 (Lebanon): 101
- 62255 (Lenzburg): 7
- 62257 (Marissa): 13
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 24
- 62260 (Millstadt): 16
- 62264 (New Athens): 57
- 62269 (O’Fallon): 123 (+6)
- 62285 (Smithton): 21
MADISON COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: 28 new positives, no new deaths, 415 new tests administered, five new recoveries
Total overall: 1,090 positives, 70 deaths, 21,329 tests administered, 626 recoveries, 110 hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 181 (+3)
- 62010 (Bethalto): 45
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 11
- 62024 (East Alton): 18 (+1)
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 150 (+3)
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 92 (+1)
- 62035 (Godfrey): 55 (+1)
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 184 (+11)
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 50 (-1)
- 62062 (Maryville): 19 (+1)
- 62090 (Madison, Venice): 14
- 62095 (Wood River): 30
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 141 (+4)
- 62249 (Highland): 24 (+1)
- 62294 (Troy): 41 (+3)
- 62067 (Moro): 8
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 293 positives, 7 deaths, 3,271 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
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 246 positives, 17 deaths, 1 hospitalizations, 223 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62230 (Breese): 28
- 62231 (Carlyle): 88
- 62265 (New Baden): 45
- 62293 (Trenton): 11
- 62801 (Centralia): 70
MONROE COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: One new positive
Total overall: 137 positives, 12 deaths
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 56
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 13
- 62298 (Waterloo): 69
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 58 positives, four deaths, 4,606 tests administered, 44 recoveries, 20 tests pending
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62012 (Brighton): 17
- 62069 (Mount Olive): 1
- 62088 (Staunton): 9
PERRY COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: One new positive
Total overall: 60 positives, 52 recoveries, one death
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62238 (Cutler): 6
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 14
- 62832 (Du Quoin): 18
JERSEY COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: One new positive
Total overall: 37 positives, 1 death, 34 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 18 (+1)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 24 positives, 19 recoveries
BOND COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 17 positives, one death, 11 recoveries, 844 tests administered
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62246 (Greenville): 10
CALHOUN COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: One positive, one recovery
State, nation, world statistics
Here are the latest available statistics from the Illinois Department of Public Health and Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus map as of Wednesday afternoon:
- Illinois: 149,432 cases, 7,099 deaths
- U.S.: 3,122,040 cases, 134,347 deaths, 1,372,830 recoveries
- World: 12,057,596 cases, 549,036 deaths, 6,991,313 recoveries
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State of Illinois’ COVID-19 page: coronavirus.illinois.gov
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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.
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This story was originally published July 8, 2020 at 4:30 PM.