Positivity rate in southwest IL falls, but officials fear another spike after Labor Day
With new restrictions in place to slow the spread of COVID-19, officials are worried the upcoming Labor Day weekend will mean more coronavirus cases for the metro-east.
St. Clair County Emergency Management Agency Director Herb Simmons said Tuesday that if the same types of gatherings happen that occurred during the Fourth of July and Memorial Day weekends, the regional will most likely see another spike in cases.
“My concern is the Labor Day holiday coming up,” Simmons said. “If you look back at the Fourth of July and Memorial Day, if we follow suit, those numbers are probably going to go up.”
New restrictions were announced for the metro-east that were scheduled to go into effect at 11 p.m. Tuesday, adding restrictions to bars, restaurants, social gatherings and more in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in the region.
Region 4, which includes St. Clair County, was given until Wednesday, Sept. 2, to get its seven-day rolling positivity rate down after new restrictions were implemented last week by the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The region’s positivity rate fell to 9.6% Tuesday, down from 10.4% Monday. The Illinois Department of Public Health has provided the rate since June 26 at dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics and defines the region as St. Clair, Madison, Randolph, Clinton, Monroe, Bond and Washington counties.
Information on the website is delayed by three days, so Saturday, Aug. 29, is the latest date information was available for Tuesday.
The statewide positivity for Aug. 24-30 is 4.3%.
St. Clair County reported 85 new positive test results on Tuesday, up from the 56 cases reported Monday. The county reported gathering 838 test samples on Tuesday, down from the 982 tests reported Monday.
County officials reported one new death, a woman in her 80s with unknown health conditions.
In Madison County, 57 new cases of COVID-19 were reported along with two new deaths; a man in his 70s and a woman in her 90s. The county reported 625 new tests on Tuesday.
As of Tuesday, 29% of the region’s hospital beds and 38% of the ICU beds are available, according to state health officials.
Elsewhere in the metro-east, Monroe County reported eight new cases of COVID-19 and Randolph County reported 10 new cases. Clinton County reported 39 new cases stemming from Aug. 29-31 and 25 new positives on Sept. 1. As of 6:30 p.m., Bond and Washington counties had not reported data on daily COVID-19 cases for the day.
Outside of Region 4, Perry County reported two new deaths, a woman in her 80s and a woman in her 90s.
St. Clair County’s latest rundown
St. Clair County has now recorded a total of 5,935 COVID-19 diagnoses and 175 deaths since the coronavirus pandemic began.
The county announced a daily positivity rate of 10.1% on Tuesday, up from 5.7% on Monday. The daily positivity rate is the percentage of positives from a day’s worth of coronavirus tests.
Officials announced on Tuesday that 50 people were receiving treatment for COVID-19 in St. Clair County hospitals, six more than on Monday. Four of those individuals are on ventilators, officials said.
The newly diagnosed St. Clair County residents ranged in age from children under 10 to people in their 90s. No additional information was immediately available on those patients.
There were four new cases at congregate living homes in St. Clair County reported Tuesday; three new cases at BRIA of Belleville and one new case at Caritas Family Solutions in Belleville.
The county saw one double-digit increase in cases in the 62269 (O’Fallon) zip code. Twelve new cases were reported for a total of 461.
Madison County by the numbers
Madison County has recorded 4,060 diagnoses and 100 deaths.
The county reported a daily positivity rate of 9.12% on Tuesday, down from 13.24% on Monday. The county’s three-day positivity rate decreased from 11.50% to 11.40% and its seven-day moving average positivity rate rose from 11.50% to 11.60%.
The latest residents to be diagnosed ranged in age from under 10 to in their 100s. Of the 57 new cases, 32 individuals were in their 40s or younger.
Additionally, officials said 35 people were hospitalized in the county, up from 32 on Monday. Also, officials reported five patients were on ventilators as of Tuesday.
Illinois reports new cases, deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,492 new cases of the virus on Tuesday and 39 additional virus-related deaths.
A total of 236,515 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19. More than four million tests have been conducted for COVID-19, with 22,861 of those tests being performed within the last 24 hours.
As of Monday afternoon, 1,513 people in Illinois were hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those patients, 362 were in the ICU — up from 347 on Sunday — and 146 were on ventilators — down from 157 on Monday.
The statewide positivity rate from August 24-30 is 4.3%.
Southwestern Illinois COVID-19 statistics
ZIP-code-level numbers below are provided by the state each afternoon at dph.illinois.gov/covid19/covid19-statistics. Madison and Macoupin counties compile their own statistics by ZIP code later in the day, so the numbers may differ from what appears on the Illinois Department of Public Health’s website. The Belleville News-Democrat reports the information county health departments provide.
ZIP codes with fewer than five cases of the virus are not reported by health officials. The number in parentheses after each ZIP code below reflects the change from the previous day’s cumulative total. A decrease reflects a correction.
All other information comes from local health departments. The “recoveries” figure refers to the number of people who completed the required isolation period in most counties:
Here are the latest available statistics for southwestern Illinois counties:
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: 56 positives, 982 tests administered, 68 recoveries, six fewer hospitalizations
Total overall: 5,850 positives, 174 deaths, 62,232 tests administered, 5,031 recoveries, 46 hospitalizations, four people on ventilators
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62059 (Brooklyn): 11
- 62201 (East St. Louis): 221
- 62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 182 (+5)
- 62204 (East St. Louis): 128 (+1)
- 62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 178 (+1)
- 62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 406 (+2)
- 62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 231 (+1)
- 62208 (Fairview Heights): 354 (+6)
- 62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 464 (+6)
- 62221 (Belleville): 563 (+6)
- 62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 332 (+1)
- 62225 (Scott Air Force Base): 23
- 62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 625 (+7)
- 62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 155 (+5)
- 62239 (Dupo): 81 (+1)
- 62240 (Dupo): 28 (+1)
- 62243 (Freeburg): 77 (+1)
- 62254 (Lebanon): 194 (+1)
- 62255 (Lenzburg): 15
- 62257 (Marissa): 31
- 62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 140 (+4)
- 62260 (Millstadt): 102 (+4)
- 62264 (New Athens): 85 (+1)
- 62269 (O’Fallon): 461 (+12)
- 62282 (St. Libory): 17
- 62285 (Smithton): 67 (+5)
MADISON COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: 57 new positives, two new deaths, 625 new tests administered
Total overall: 4,060 positives, 100 deaths, 57,566tests administered, 1,860 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62001 (Kaufman, Alhambra): 18
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 601 (+10)
- 62010 (Bethalto): 179 (+6)
- 62012 (Godfrey): 15
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 44
- 62021 (Dorsey): 10
- 62024 (East Alton): 87 (+3)
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 520 (+4)
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 218 (+3)
- 62035 (Godfrey): 255 (+2)
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 628 (+9)
- 62046 (Hamel): 7 (+1)
- 62048 (Edwardsville, Granite City, Roxana, Hartford): 9 (+1)
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 97
- 62061 (Marine): 24
- 62062 (Maryville): 88
- 62067 (Moro): 40
- 62084 (Edwardsville, Wood River, Pontoon Beach, Roxana, South Roxana): 16
- 62087 (Edwardsville, Roxana, South Roxana, Hartford): 21
- 62090 (Madison, Venice): 30
- 62095 (Wood River): 135 (+2)
- 62097 (Prairietown, Worden): 38 (+1)
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 458 (+10)
- 62249 (Highland): 245
- 62281 (St. Jacob): 42 (+1)
- 62294 (Troy): 185 (+2)
62275 (Pocahontas, Old Ripley, Jamestown): 17
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: 10 new positives
Total overall: 767 positives, eight deaths, 8,257 tests administered, 631 recoveries, one hospitalization
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62217 (Baldwin): 13
- 62233 (Chester): 273
- 62237 (Coulterville): 48
- 62241 (Ellis Grove): 13
- 62242 (Evansville): 14
- 62272 (Willisville, Percy): 62
- 62278 (Red Bud): 102
- 62286 (Sparta): 122
- 62288 (Steeleville): 92
- 62292 (Tilden): 6
- 62297 (Walsh): 6
- 62916 (Campbell Hill): 9
CLINTON COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: 25 new positives
Total overall: 763 positives, 17 deaths, 532 recoveries, four hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62215 (Albers, Damiansville): 30
- 62216 (Aviston): 58
- 62218 (Bartelso): 36
- 62230 (Breese): 98
- 62231 (Carlyle): 160
- 62245 (Germantown): 30
- 62265 (New Baden): 106
- 62293 (Trenton): 87
- 62801 (Centralia): 168
MONROE COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: eight new positives
Total overall: 461 positives, 13 deaths
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 191
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 20
- 62298 (Waterloo): 206
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data as of 6:30 p.m.
Total overall: 390 positives, five deaths, 108 recoveries, four hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62009 (Benld, Sawyerville, Mount Clare): 12
- 62012 (Brighton): 68
62014 (Bunker Hill): 36
62033 (Gillespie): 66
62069 (Mount Olive): 27
- 62088 (Staunton): 67
- 62626 (Carlinville): 43
- 62640 (Girard): 10
- 62674 (Palmyra, Barr): 11
- 62685 (Royal Lakes, Plainview, Shipman): 11
- 62690 (Virden): 19
PERRY COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new positives, two additional deaths
Total overall: 298 positives, 11 deaths, deaths, 228 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62238 (Cutler): 13
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 141
- 62832 (Du Quoin): 83
- 62888 (Tamaroa): 19
JERSEY COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: Three new positives
Total overall: 283 positives, six deaths, 149 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62022 (Newbern): 14
- 62031 (Fieldon): 9
- 62037 (Grafton): 26
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 162
BOND COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data as of 6:30 p.m.
Total overall: 132 positives, three deaths, 8,790 tests administered, one hospitalization
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62246 (Greenville): 77
- 62262 (Mulberry Grove): 10
- 62275 (Pocahontas, Old Ripley): 45
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data as of 6:30 p.m.
Total overall: 119 positives, one death, 84 recoveries, four hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62214 (Venedy, Addieville): 9
- 62263 (Nashville, New Minden): 38
- 62268 (Oakdale): 7
- 62271 (Okawville): 17
- 62808 (Ashley): 10
- 62848 (Irvington): 12
CALHOUN COUNTY
Tuesday’s new data: No new data as of 6:30 p.m.
Total overall: 27 positives, 17 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62047 (Hardin): 6
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 Tuesday afternoon:
- Illinois: 236,515 cases, 8,064 deaths
- U.S.: 6,055,641 cases, 183,695 deaths, 3,218,565 recoveries
- World: 25,334,339 cases, 848,084deaths, 16,669,947 recoveries
St. Clair County, Madison, Clinton counties testing sites
The following test sites will be open to the public this week:
Sept. 2 and Sept. 3, at Clyde C. Jordan Stadium (4901 State Street, East St. Louis) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 2, at Clyde C. Jordan Senior Citizens Center (6755 State Street, East St. Louis) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 3, at House of Prayer to All Nations (5501 N. Park Drive, Washington Park) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 3, at America’s Central Port (1635 West 1st Street, Granite City) from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
No appointment is necessary. Masks are required.
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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 September 1, 2020 at 4:32 PM.