Southwestern Illinois health officials report 76 new regional coronavirus cases Sunday
The southwestern Illinois region saw a total of 76 additional cases Sunday, with only St. Clair, Madison and Monroe counties reporting. There were no new deaths in these three counties.
Numbers update from Illinois
The state announced 1,541 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday and one additional virus-related death for a total of 171,424 cases and 7,398 deaths since the pandemic began.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: 40 new positives, 855 new tests administered, 55 new recoveries
Total overall: 3,473 positives, 150 deaths, 31,403 tests administered with four pending results, 2,398 recoveries, 41 hospitalizations, no patients on a ventilator
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62059 (Brooklyn): 9 (-1)
- 62201 (East St. Louis): 174 (+3)
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 137 (+3)
- 62204 (East St. Louis): 103 (+1)
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 133 (+2)
- 62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 305 (+2)
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 194 (+2)
- 62208 (Fairview Heights): 218 (+5)
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 276 (+1)
- 62221 (Belleville): 296 (+3)
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 143 (+1)
- 62225 (Scott Air Force Base): 13
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 349 (+8)
- 62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 72 (+1)
- 62239 (Dupo): 34 (+2)
- 62240 (Dupo): 13 (+1)
- 62243 (Freeburg): 22 (+2)
- 62254 (Lebanon): 112
- 62255 (Lenzburg): 10
- 62257 (Marissa): 19
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 47 (+3)
- 62260 (Millstadt): 38 (+1)
- 62264 (New Athens): 65
- 62269 (O’Fallon): 222 (+7)
- 62285 (Smithton): 28
MADISON COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: 32 new positives, 647 new tests administered, 273 new recoveries
Total overall: 1,789 positives, 71 deaths, 32,895 tests administered, 1,026 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 242 (+12)
- 62010 (Bethalto): 71 (-1)
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 15 (-1)
- 62024 (East Alton): 29
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 248 (+7)
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 134 (+3)
- 62035 (Godfrey): 98 (-2)
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 336 (-1)
- 62048 (Edwardsville, Granite City, Roxana, Hartford): 6
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 72 (+2)
- 62061 (Marine): 6 (+6)
- 62062 (Maryville): 41 (-1)
- 62067 (Moro): 12 (-2)
- 62084 (Edwardsville, Wood River, Pontoon Beach, Roxana, South Roxana): 6 (-1)
- 62090 (Madison, Venice): 22 (+1)
- 62095 (Wood River): 41 (-5)
- 62097 (Worden): 8 (+2)
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 225 (-68)
- 62249 (Highland): 49 (+6)
- 62294 (Troy): 83 (+4)
- 62281 (St. Jacob): 16 (+3)
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 403 positives, 7 deaths, 5,104 tests administered, 321 recoveries, one hospitalization
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62217 (Baldwin): 11
- 62233 (Chester): 142 (+4)
- 62237 (Coulterville): 12
- 62241 (Ellis Grove): 9
- 62242 (Evansville): 8
- 62272 (Willisville, Percy): 58
- 62278 (Red Bud): 55
- 62286 (Sparta): 72 (+1)
- 62288 (Steeleville): 44
CLINTON COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 294 positives, 17 deaths, 248 recoveries, one hospitalization
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62215 (Albers, Damiansville): 7
- 62216 (Aviston): 14 (+1)
- 62230 (Breese): 33
- 62231 (Carlyle): 95 (+1)
- 62245 (Germantown): 10 (+1)
- 62265 (New Baden): 60
- 62293 (Trenton): 22
- 62801 (Centralia): 96 (+8)
MONROE COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: Four new positives
Total overall: 223 positives, 12 deaths
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 97
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 14
- 62298 (Waterloo): 97
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 112 positives, 4 deaths, 8,740 tests administered with 56 pending results, 54 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62012 (Brighton): 26 (+2)
62014 (Bunker Hill): 7
62033 (Gillespie): 11
62069 (Mount Olive): 13 (+1)
- 62088 (Staunton): 18
- 62626 (Carlinville): 23 (+1)
PERRY COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 92 positives, one death, 63 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62238 (Cutler): 9
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 19
- 62832 (Du Quoin): 39 (+5)
JERSEY COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 59 positives, 1 death, 50 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 30
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 41 positives, 34 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62263 (Nashville, New Minden): 13 (-1)
- 62808 (Ashley): 9
- 62848 (Irvington): 7
BOND COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 32 positives, one death, 20 recoveries, 1,893 tests administered
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62246 (Greenville): 27 (+2)
CALHOUN COUNTY
Sunday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: Six positives, two recoveries
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: 171,424 cases, 7,398 deaths
- U.S.: 4,225,600 cases, 146,831 deaths, 1,279,414 recoveries
- World: 16,155,305 cases, 647,098 deaths, 9,304,676 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 26, 2020 at 5:46 PM with the headline "Southwestern Illinois health officials report 76 new regional coronavirus cases Sunday."
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