St. Clair, Madison counties report 104 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death
Madison County reported 55 new coronavirus cases Thursday, but no new deaths, while St. Clair County reported 49 new cases and one new death.
The St. Clair County death was a woman in her 70s with no known health conditions.
Overall, the metro-east region had 129 new cases Thursday and the one new death. The state’s public health agency defines the metro-east as St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Clinton, Bond and Washington counties. If the metro-east sees a collective 8% positivity rate for three consecutive days, the state will impose restrictions for the entire region.
The metro-east reported a 7.6% positivity rate as of July 26, according to the most recent data available on the state’s regional metrics website.
During St. Clair County’s daily update on the county’s COVID-19 cases Thursday, St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern expressed optimism and caution about the region’s status
“Our positivity rate is less than it was in June by a small margin. It’s headed in the right direction, but we need to get the point across it needs to be going down more,” Kern said. “We need to be way below that 8%.”
St. Clair County’s latest rundown
St. Clair County now has 3,708 coronavirus cases and 152 deaths related to the virus, leading the metro-east in both categories. Officials announced the daily positivity rate is 10.2%, up from 9.7% on Wednesday. The positivity rate is the number of coronavirus tests that are positive.
Two zip codes in the county had double-digit increases Thursday, those being 62269 (O’Fallon — +12 for a total of 250) and 62226 (Belleville, Swansea — +10 for a total of 386).
However, the daily cases total was the county’s lowest this week after days of 57 on Monday, 63 on Tuesday and 66 on Wednesday. Also, the county did not report any new cases from long-term care facilities.
Cases reported Wednesday in St. Clair County ranged in age from under 10 to people in their 70s, including 6 cases of young people in their teens, 7 cases of people in their 20s, 10 cases of people in their 30s and 11 cases of people in their 40s. Currently, 41 people remain hospitalized due to COVID-19, but there are no patients on ventilators in St. Clair County.
“We are going to get through this,” Herb Simmons, director of the St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency, said during Thursday’s briefing. “We’ve just got to keep our head above water. Everybody keep your fingers crossed the numbers will be going in the right direction.”
O’Fallon mayor weighs in
O’Fallon Mayor Herb Roach urged residents of his St. Clair County city to wear masks and take all the necessary COVID-19 safety protocols in his weekly column to the O’Fallon community. As noted above, the O’Fallon zip code saw 12 new cases Thursday.
“I know that some people object to wearing masks, but we need to ask you to take all precautions to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and help keep our citizens safe, and our businesses open,” he said. “Please wear a mask or face covering when in public and practice social distancing. Wash your hands.
“And if you feel sick, please stay at home. This is our fight and only with all of us working together are we going to win it. Having the state shut down our businesses again is not a good option and could be devastating to many. “
Madison County by the numbers
Madison County, meanwhile, now has 2,007 coronavirus cases and 72 virus-related deaths.
The county saw the biggest jump in the 62025 zip code (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana), which reported 15 new cases for a second-straight day, bringing the total to 293 for that zip code. In addition, 62249 (Highland) was the other zip code in Madison County to report a double digit increase Thursday with 11 new cases for a total of 61.
Cases reported Thursday in Madison County ranged in ages from under 10 to people in their 80s, including 14 cases of people under 20 and 10 cases of people in their 20s. The county reported a daily positivity rate of 8.26%, up from 7.13% on Wednesday.
Other counties throughout southwestern Illinois also reported new cases Thursday. Monroe County reported 11 new cases, Clinton County reported 5 new cases, Bond County reported 5 new cases, Perry County reported 3 new cases. and Randolph County reported 1 new case. On Wednesday, Jersey County reported 2 new cases.
Numbers update from Illinois
Meanwhile, the state announced 1,772 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday and 18 additional virus-related deaths.
Illinois has seen a total of 7,478 deaths during the pandemic as of Wednesday, officials reported. A total of 176,896 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, while more than 2.6 million people have been tested for COVID-19, including more than 41,000 since Wednesday.
The age of cases ranges from younger than 1 to older than 100 years, the state reported. Additionally, state health officials reported Thursday the seven-day statewide positivity for cases as a percent of total test from July 23-29 is 3.8%.
As of last night, 1,452 people in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 353 patients were in the ICU and 149 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators.
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
Thursday’s new data: 49 new positives, 1 new death, 542 new tests administered, 71 new recoveries
Total overall: 3,708 positives, 152 deaths, 33,993 tests administered with 0 pending results, 2,581 recoveries, 40 hospitalizations, 0 patients on ventilators
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62059 (Brooklyn): 9
- 62201 (East St. Louis): 177 (+3)
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 151 (+3)
- 62204 (East St. Louis): 109 (+1)
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 145 (+4)
- 62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 332 (+3)
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 198 (+2)
- 62208 (Fairview Heights): 235 (+6)
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 292 (+5)
- 62221 (Belleville): 321 (+6)
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 160 (+7)
- 62225 (Scott Air Force Base): 16
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 386 (+10)
- 62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 80 (+3)
- 62239 (Dupo): 41 (+4)
- 62240 (Dupo): 14
- 62243 (Freeburg): 26 (+2)
- 62254 (Lebanon): 116 (+2)
- 62255 (Lenzburg): 12
- 62257 (Marissa): 120 (+1)
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 54 (+1)
- 62260 (Millstadt): 40 (+1)
- 62264 (New Athens): 65
- 62269 (O’Fallon): 250 (+12)
- 62285 (Smithton): 32 (+2)
MADISON COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 47 new positives, 659 new tests administered, 11 new recoveries
Total overall: 1,952 positives, 72 deaths, 35,463 tests administered, 1,046 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 264 (+6)
- 62010 (Bethalto): 79
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 19
- 62024 (East Alton): 32
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 293 (+15)
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 152 (+2)
- 62035 (Godfrey): 109 (+1)
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 360 (+5)
- 62048 (Edwardsville, Granite City, Roxana, Hartford): 6
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 75
- 62061 (Marine): 11 (+3)
- 62062 (Maryville): 49 (+3)
- 62067 (Moro): 14 (+1)
- 62084 (Edwardsville, Wood River, Pontoon Beach, Roxana, South Roxana): 6
- 62090 (Madison, Venice): 22
- 62095 (Wood River): 55
- 62097 (Worden): 9
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 235 (+1)
- 62249 (Highland): 61 (+11)
- 62294 (Troy): 99 (+6)
- 62281 (St. Jacob): 19
622087 (Edwardsville, Roxana, South Roxana, Hartford): 6
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 1 new positive, 6 new recoveries
Total overall: 425 positives, 7 deaths, 5,520 tests conducted, 368 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62217 (Baldwin): 11
- 62233 (Chester): 143 (+1)
- 62237 (Coulterville): 12
- 62241 (Ellis Grove): 9
- 62242 (Evansville): 9 (+1)
- 62272 (Willisville, Percy): 58
- 62278 (Red Bud): 56 (+1)
- 62286 (Sparta): 72
- 62288 (Steeleville): 47 (+3)
CLINTON COUNTY
Thursday’s new Data: 5 new positives, 1 new recovery
Total overall: 326 positives, 17 deaths, 275 recoveries, two hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62215 (Albers, Damiansville): 8
- 62216 (Aviston): 14
- 62230 (Breese): 36
- 62231 (Carlyle): 96
- 62245 (Germantown): 11
- 62265 (New Baden): 62
- 62293 (Trenton): 22
- 62801 (Centralia): 97
MONROE COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 11 new positives
Total overall: 253 positives, 12 deaths
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 106 (+6)
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 14
- 62298 (Waterloo): 103 (+3)
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: No new data as of 5 p.m.
Total overall: 130 positives, 4 deaths, 9,642 tests administered with 59 pending results, 54 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62012 (Brighton): 23
62014 (Bunker Hill): 14
62033 (Gillespie): 12
62069 (Mount Olive): 13
- 62088 (Staunton): 17
- 62626 (Carlinville): 30
PERRY COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 3 new positives, 7 new recoveries
Total overall: 99 positives, one death, 72 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62238 (Cutler): 9
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 19
- 62832 (Du Quoin): 39
JERSEY COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: No new data as of 5 p.m.
Total overall: 61 positives, 1 death, 55 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 30
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 2 new positives, 3 new recoveries
Total overall: 54 positives, 42 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62263 (Nashville, New Minden): 14
- 62808 (Ashley): 9
- 62848 (Irvington): 7
BOND COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 5 new positives,
Total overall: 48 positives, 2 deaths, 24 recoveries, 2 hospitalizations, 2,508 tests administered
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62246 (Greenville): 29
CALHOUN COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: No new data as of 5 p.m.
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 Thursday afternoon:
- Illinois: 176,896 cases, 7,478 deaths
- U.S.: 4,593,625 cases, 154,399 deaths, 2,251,494 recoveries
- World: 17,308,785 cases, 672,482 deaths, 10,791,034 recoveries
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Get the latest news on coronavirus
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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 30, 2020 at 5:02 PM.