Southwestern Illinois counties report 96 new cases of coronavirus over the weekend
Health officials in Southwestern Illinois reported no new coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday and Sunday, making it only the second weekend without any new reported deaths since the pandemic began.
The other weekend without reported deaths was July 4-5.
St. Clair County now has 2,492 cases of coronavirus and 144 deaths, leading the metro-east in both statistics.
Madison County is the second-highest county with 1,192 cases and 70 deaths. The majority of cases in the metro-east have come from those two counties.
Overall, a total of 96 new COVID-19 cases but no new additional coronavirus-related death were announced in the southwestern Illinois region over the weekend.
Illinois has seen a total of 7,187 deaths during the pandemic as of Sunday, officials reported. A total of 153,916 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, while more than 1.9 million people have been tested for COVID-19.
As of Sunday, all regions in Illinois except the central and the north-central region were still meeting all of the state’s metrics for remaining in Phase 4 of the reopening plan. The central region and the north-central region were both 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. Subtractions occur when a COVID-19 positive patient is misdiagnosed or moves away from the area.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
The weekend’s new data: 21 new positives, 279 new tests administered, 35 new recoveries
Total overall: 2,492 positives, 144 deaths, 22,165 tests administered, 78 pending results, 1,812 recoveries, 32 hospitalizations, three 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
The weekend’s new data: 58 new positives, 640 new tests administered
Total overall: 1,192 positives, 70 deaths, 23,872 tests administered, 658 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
The weekend’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
The weekend’s new data: No new data
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
The weekend’s new data: Five new positives
Total overall: 155 positives, 12 deaths
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 59
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 14
- 62298 (Waterloo): 76
MACOUPIN COUNTY
The weekend’s new data: Seven new positives, 21 new recoveries
Total overall: 72 positives, four deaths, 6,399 tests administered, 65 recoveries, 34 tests pending
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62012 (Brighton): 17
- 62069 (Mount Olive): 11
- 62088 (Staunton): 9
PERRY COUNTY
The weekend’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 62 positives, 55 recoveries, one death
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62238 (Cutler): 6
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 14
- 62832 (Du Quoin): 18
JERSEY COUNTY
The weekend’s new data: Four new positives
Total overall: 45 positives, one death, 34 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 20
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The weekend’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 25 positives, 19 recoveries
BOND COUNTY
The weekend’s new data: One new positive, 455 new tests administered, one new recovery
Total overall: 21 positives, one death, 12 recoveries, 1,299 tests administered
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62246 (Greenville): 10
CALHOUN COUNTY
The weekend’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 Sunday afternoon:
- Illinois: 153,916 cases, 7,187 deaths
- U.S.: 3,288,788 cases, 135,118 deaths, 1,006,326 recoveries
- World: 12,821,887 cases, 567,101 deaths, 7,050,374 recoveries
Want to help? Here are some ideas
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Go to BND. com to learn about the opportunities to volunteer your time or donate to help communities in the metro-east without putting yourself or others at risk.
You can sew face masks, read stories for people with vision loss and deliver meals to seniors.
If you know of a recognized charitable organization looking for help that isn’t listed, please tell us about it. Send an email to newsroom@bnd.com or fill out the BND’s Southwest Illinois Coronavirus Service and Assistance Guide online at BND.com.
Get the latest news on coronavirus
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You can also find the most complete and up-to-date information from government sites including:
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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