Health officials in southwestern Illinois report 134 new cases of COVID-19, no deaths
Southwestern Illinois reported a total of 134 new positive tests but no new deaths Wednesday.
St. Clair County had the highest case count with 60, while Madison County reported 47 new cases. Other southwestern Illinois counties reporting new cases Wednesday included Monroe, Calhoun, Perry, Washington, Macoupin and Bond.
The state’s public health agency defines the metro-east as St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Clinton, Bond and Washington counties.
The metro-east reported a 7.1% positivity rate for the seven-day period from July 28 to Aug. 3, according to the most recent data available on the state’s regional metrics website. If the metro-east reaches an 8% positivity rate and stays there for three days, the state could impose restrictions to help slow the spread of the virus.
According to IDPH, as of Wednesday, 50% of the metro-east’s ICU beds are in use and 31% of ventilators are being used.
St. Clair County’s latest rundown
St. Clair County now has 4,074 coronavirus cases and 155 deaths related to the virus, leading the metro-east in both categories.
The county announced Tuesday that 50 people are hospitalized due to COVID-19 and that two of those people are on ventilators.
Cases reported Wednesday in St. Clair County ranged in age from people under 10 years old to people in their 80s.
Madison County by the numbers
Madison County, meanwhile, now has 2,301 coronavirus cases and 73 deaths.
The ZIP code in the county that had the largest increase Wednesday was 62025, which includes Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach and Roxana, and had an increase of 13 new cases.
The county also reported a daily positivity rate of 8.23%, and its 7-day moving average positivity rate is 7.08%.
Numbers update from Illinois
Meanwhile, the state announced 1,759 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and 30 additional virus-related deaths.
Illinois has seen a total of 7,573 deaths during the pandemic as of Wednesday, officials reported. A total of 186,471 people have been diagnosed with the coronavirus, while more than 2.8 million people have been tested for COVID-19, 42,598 of which were tested since Tuesday.
Currently, 1,552 people in Illinois are in the hospital with COVID-19, and of those patients, 368 are in the ICU and 129 patients are on ventilators.
As of Wednesday, the statewide, seven-day preliminary positivity rate from July 29 to Aug. 4 was 3.9%.
Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties. The number in parentheses reflects how the new daily total compares to the prior day’s total. Subtractions occur when a COVID-19 positive patient is misdiagnosed or moves away from the area.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: 60 new positives, 1,555 new tests administered, 42 new recoveries, eight new hospitalizations, one additional patient on a ventilator
Total overall: 4,074 positives, 155 deaths, 38,659 tests administered, 2,983 recoveries, 50 hospitalizations with two patients on ventilators
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62059 (Brooklyn): 10
- 62201 (East St. Louis): 190 (+3)
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 153
- 62204 (East St. Louis): 116
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 152
- 62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 350 (+5)
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 202 (+1)
- 62208 (Fairview Heights): 263 (+2)
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 337 (+2)
- 62221 (Belleville): 366 (+5)
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 185 (+4)
- 62225 (Scott Air Force Base): 17
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 420 (+4)
- 62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 89 (+3)
- 62239 (Dupo): 48
- 62240 (Dupo): 15
- 62243 (Freeburg): 27
- 62254 (Lebanon): 127 (+2)
- 62255 (Lenzburg): 13
- 62257 (Marissa): 22
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 66 (+2)
- 62260 (Millstadt): 55 (+2)
- 62264 (New Athens): 68
- 62269 (O’Fallon): 294 (+8)
- 62285 (Smithton): 38 (+1)
MADISON COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: 47 new positives, no new deaths, 710 new tests administered, seven new recoveries
Total overall: 2,301 positives, 73 deaths, 40,391 tests administered, 1,006 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 310 (+6)
- 62010 (Bethalto): 87 (+1)
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 24 (+1)
- 62024 (East Alton): 38 (+1)
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 339 (+13)
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 163 (+1)
- 62035 (Godfrey): 117 (+2)
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 400 (+2)
- 62048 (Edwardsville, Granite City, Roxana, Hartford): 6
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 77
- 62061 (Marine): 14
- 62062 (Maryville): 60
- 62067 (Moro): 16 (+1)
- 62084 (Edwardsville, Wood River, Pontoon Beach, Roxana, South Roxana): 7 (+1)
- 62090 (Madison, Venice): 22
- 62095 (Wood River): 66 (+1)
- 62097 (Worden): 11 (+2)
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 265 (+3)
- 62249 (Highland): 91 (+7)
- 62294 (Troy): 127 (+2)
- 62281 (St. Jacob): 19
62087 (Edwardsville, Roxana, South Roxana, Hartford): 8
62001 (Kaufman, Alhambra): 8 (+1)
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data as of 5 p.m.
Total overall: 445 positives, seven deaths, 5,945 tests administered, 405 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62217 (Baldwin): 11
- 62233 (Chester): 150 (+7)
- 62237 (Coulterville): 19 (+7)
- 62241 (Ellis Grove): 10 (+1)
- 62242 (Evansville): 10 (+1)
- 62272 (Willisville, Percy): 59 (+1)
- 62278 (Red Bud): 56 (+1)
- 62286 (Sparta): 78 (+6)
- 62288 (Steeleville): 51 (+4)
CLINTON COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data as of 5 p.m.
Total overall: 362 positives, 17 deaths, 286 recoveries, one hospitalization
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62215 (Albers, Damiansville): 12 (+4)
- 62216 (Aviston): 19 (+3)
- 62230 (Breese): 43 (+4)
- 62231 (Carlyle): 105 (+8)
- 62245 (Germantown): 19 (+8)
- 62265 (New Baden): 74 (+7)
- 62293 (Trenton): 34 (+4)
- 62801 (Centralia): 102 (+3)
MONROE COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: 12 new positives
Total overall: 292 positives, 12 deaths
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 125 (+13)
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 14
- 62298 (Waterloo): 134 (+11)
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: Five new positives, 173 new tests administered
Total overall: 148 positives, four deaths, 10,265 tests administered with 52 pending results, 54 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62012 (Brighton): 29 (+2)
62014 (Bunker Hill): 13
62033 (Gillespie): 16 (+4)
62069 (Mount Olive): 13
- 62088 (Staunton): 17
- 62626 (Carlinville): 31
- 62640 (Girard): 7
- 62690 (Virden): 10 (+2)
PERRY COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: Six new positives, five new recoveries
Total overall: 141 positives, one death, 88 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62238 (Cutler): 10
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 50 (+32)
- 62832 (Du Quoin): 46 (+3)
JERSEY COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: No new data as of 5 p.m.
Total overall: 74 positives, one death, 61 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 36 (+3)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: One new positive, one new recovery
Total overall: 60 positives, 56 recoveries, three hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62263 (Nashville, New Minden): 18 (+1)
- 62808 (Ashley): 9
- 62848 (Irvington): 7
BOND COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: Two new positives, one new death
Total overall: 60 positives, three deaths, 43 recoveries, one hospitalization, 2,742 tests administered
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62246 (Greenville): 42 (+13)
CALHOUN COUNTY
Wednesday’s new data: One new positive
Total overall: Nine positives, six 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 Wednesday afternoon:
- Illinois: 186,471 cases, 7,573 deaths
- U.S.: 4,804,822 cases, 157,556 deaths, 1,528,979 recoveries
- World: 18,635,877 cases, 702,903 deaths, 11,195,831 recoveries
Want to help? Here are some ideas
The BND has compiled a list of ways you can help during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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
BND.com will keep you updated throughout the day with information about the spread of the coronavirus in southwestern Illinois.
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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This story was originally published August 5, 2020 at 5:30 PM.
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