St. Clair County reports 59 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths from the virus
St. Clair County officials on Friday reported 59 new cases of COVID-19, but no new deaths.
Age ranges for the 59 new cases were from under 10 to people in their 90s. Of note, 19 individuals in their 20s tested positive for the virus Friday, the county announced. St. Clair now has 2,471 cases of coronavirus and 144 deaths, leading the metro-east in both statistics.
Madison County is the second-highest county with 1,134 cases and 70 deaths.
Overall, a total of 90 new COVID-19 cases but no new additional coronavirus-related death were announced in the southwestern Illinois region Friday.
Madison County announced 23 new cases but no new deaths. Currently, St. Clair and Madison county’s seven-day rolling average are 38 and 20 cases per day, respectively. The majority of cases in the metro-east are coming from those two counties.
St. Clair saw its seven-day rolling average increase by three from Thursday, while Madison County’s average remained the same from Thursday.
St. Clair County Chairman Mark Kern on Thursday urged the public to keep wearing masks as COVID-19 cases continue to spike in the area.
Additionally, a total of eight new cases were reported in Monroe County (three), Clinton County (three), Jersey County (one) and Perry County (one) as well.
Across the river, as of Friday afternoon, Missouri was reporting a total of 25,999 cases of COVID-19 — including 7,189 in St. Louis —and 1,051 deaths.
Statewide, the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday reported 1,317 new cases of the virus had been confirmed with 25 additional deaths.
Illinois has seen a total of 7,144 deaths during the pandemic as of Friday, officials reported. A total of 151,767 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, while more than 1.9 million people have been tested for COVID-19.
The seven-day rolling average for the state as of Friday was 2.9 percent, which is still well within the parameters for allowing the state to remain in Phase 4 of the reopening plan.
Furthermore, as of Friday, all regions in Illinois except the central region were still meeting all of the state’s metrics for remaining in Phase 4 of the reopening plan. The central region — which includes Springfield, Quincy, Decatur and the Champaign-Urbana area — was falling short on one of the metrics, growth in hospital admissions over the previous 28 days.
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. Substractions occur when a COVID-19 positive patient is misdiagnosed or moves away from the area.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Friday’s new data: 59 new positives, 440 new tests administered, two new pending tests, nine new hospitalizations, 25 new recoveries, no new deaths
Total overall: 2,412 positives, 144 deaths, 21,886 tests administered, 76 pending results, 1,777 recoveries, 32 hospitalizations, five people on ventilators
ZIP codes with positives (ZIP codes with five or fewer cases are not reported):
- 62059 (Brooklyn): 7
- 62201 (East St. Louis): 137 (+1)
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 80 (+3)
- 62204 (East St. Louis): 79 (+4)
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 89 (-2)
- 62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 222 (+9)
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 124 (+5)
- 62208 (Fairview Heights): 123 (+3)
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 216 (+6)
- 62221 (Belleville): 208 (+10)
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 85 (+5)
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 248 (+6)
- 62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 52 (+2)
- 62239 (Dupo): 22
- 62243 (Freeburg): 11
- 62254 (Lebanon): 103 (+2)
- 62255 (Lenzburg): 7
- 62257 (Marissa): 13
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 27 (+2)
- 62260 (Millstadt): 16
- 62264 (New Athens): 60 (+1)
- 62269 (O’Fallon): 139 (+12)
- 62285 (Smithton): 23 (+1)
MADISON COUNTY
Friday’s new data: 23 new positives, 389 new tests administered, two new recoveries, no new deaths
Total overall: 1,134 positives, 70 deaths, 22,482 tests administered, 640 recoveries, 110 hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 183 (+1)
- 62010 (Bethalto): 45
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 11
- 62024 (East Alton): 19
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 150
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 92
- 62035 (Godfrey): 56 (-1)
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 205 (+9)
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 53 (+2)
- 62062 (Maryville): 20 (+1)
- 62090 (Madison, Venice): 14
- 62095 (Wood River): 30
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 152 (+7)
- 62249 (Highland): 24
- 62294 (Troy): 44 (+3)
- 62067 (Moro) 8
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 299 positives, 7 deaths, 3,723 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
Friday’s new data: Three new positives
Total overall: 250 positives, 17 deaths, 1 hospitalizations, 225 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62230 (Breese): 28
- 62231 (Carlyle): 88
- 62265 (New Baden): 45
- 62293 (Trenton): 11
- 62801 (Centralia): 70
MONROE COUNTY
Friday’s new data: Three new positives
Total overall: 150 positives, 12 deaths
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 59
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 14
- 62298 (Waterloo): 76
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 62 positives, four deaths, 4,606 tests administered, 44 recoveries, 20 tests pending
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62012 (Brighton): 17
- 62069 (Mount Olive): 11
- 62088 (Staunton): 9
PERRY COUNTY
Friday’s new data: One new positive
Total overall: 62 positives, 55 recoveries, one death
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62238 (Cutler): 6
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 14
- 62832 (Du Quoin): 18
JERSEY COUNTY
Friday’s new data: One new positive
Total overall: 41 positives, 1 death, 34 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 20 (+1)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 25 positives, 19 recoveries
BOND COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 19 positives, one death, 11 recoveries, 844 tests administered
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62246 (Greenville): 10
CALHOUN COUNTY
Friday’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 Friday afternoon:
- Illinois: 151,767 cases, 7,144 deaths
- U.S.: 3,250,704 cases, 136,158 deaths, 1,437,774 recoveries
- World: 12,503,566 cases, 559,546 deaths, 7,291,738 recoveries
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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.
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This story was originally published July 10, 2020 at 4:08 PM.