St. Clair, Madison counties have fully vaccinated more than 9,300 people from COVID

COVID summary for Thursday, Feb. 11

On Thursday, the metro-east recorded a seven-day average positivity rate of 5.7%, up slightly from 5.6% on Wednesday. Additionally, Region 4’s ICU bed availability was at 30% on Thursday, the same as Wednesday. Meanwhile, the region has now administered vaccines to more than 70,000 people (72,414) and fully vaccinated over 13,000 residents (13,129). St. Clair and Madison counties have combined to administer 53,427 vaccines while fully vaccinating 9,302 individuals, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health.

Thursday’s breakdown for Region 4

New cases: 174 (-46)

New deaths: 5 (-1) (Randolph County reported 4 new deaths and Clinton County reported 1 new death.)

Total vaccine doses administered: 72,414 (+3,899)

Daily positivity rate (as of Monday): 5.7% (+1.7)

7-day average positivity rate (as of Monday): 5.7% (+0.1)

Regional hospitalizations: 106 (-18) (provided by St. Clair County)

Regional patients on ventilators: 8 (-8) (provided by St. Clair County)

ICU bed availability (as of Wednesday): 30% (no change)

New cases from nearby counties outside Region 4 (includes Jersey County’s data from Feb. 5-10): 56 (+31)

New deaths from nearby counties outside Region 4: 1 (Macoupin County reported 1 new death.)

ST. CLAIR COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: 89 new positives, 0 new deaths, 1,189 new tests administered, 139 new recoveries, 6 fewer patients hospitalized

Total overall: 27,031 positives, 426 deaths, 269,003 tests administered, 25,735 recoveries, 65 patients hospitalized with 5 individuals on ventilators

Vaccines administered: 2,047 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 29,948

% of population fully vaccinated: 1.72%

Additional data: Individuals who tested positive ranged from under the age of 10 to their 90s. Of the 89 new positives, 41 were individuals under the age of 40.

Congregate living facilities: Sycamore Village Assisted Living in Swansea reported 1 new case.

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 4.3% (+1.6); 7-day average — 5.1% (+0.1)

MADISON COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: 73 new positives, 0 new deaths, 1,136 new tests administered, 204 new recoveries, 8 fewer hospitalizations, 1 additional patient on a ventilator

Total overall: 26,688 positives, 450 deaths, 247,882 tests administered, 20,897 recoveries, 27 patients hospitalized with 1 individual on a ventilator

Vaccines administered: 1,180 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 23,469

% of population fully vaccinated: 1.79%

Additional data: Individuals who tested positive ranged from under the age of 10 to their 80s. Of the 73 new positives, 39 were individuals under the age of 40.

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 9.0% (-0.2); 7-day average — 7.5% (+0.1)

CLINTON COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: 7 new positives, 1 new death, 36 new recoveries

Total overall: 5,507 positives, 87 deaths, 5,201 recoveries, 10 patients hospitalized

Vaccines administered: 261 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 6,478

% of population fully vaccinated: 3.68%

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 4.3% (+0.2); 7-day average — 5.3% (-0.6)

RANDOLPH COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: 8 new positives, 4 new deaths, 4 new recoveries

Total overall: 3,948 positives, 81 deaths, 3,828 recoveries, 2 patients hospitalized

Vaccines administered: 202 doses Wednesday bringing the total to 4,794

% of population fully vaccinated: 3.03%

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 9.3% (+8.6); 7-day average — 2.6% (+0.2)

MONROE COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: 5 new positives, 4 fewer patients hospitalized

Total overall: 3,976 positives, 87 deaths, 26 patients hospitalized

Vaccines administered: 40 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 3,442

% of population fully vaccinated: 2.07%

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 17.2% (+12.7); 7-day average — 6.2% (+0.6)

BOND COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 1,994 positives, 21 deaths, 38,137 tests administered

Vaccines administered: 113 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 2,441

% of population fully vaccinated: 2.47%

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 2.4% (+2.4); 7-day average — 2.7% (+0.2)

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 1,562 positives, 26 deaths, 1,531 recoveries

Vaccines administered: 56 doses Wednesday, bringing the total at 1,832

% of population fully vaccinated: 2.48%

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 7.7% (+5.2); 7-day average — 8.1% (-0.2)

MACOUPIN COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: 7 new positives, 1 new death, 20 new recoveries

Total overall: 4,409 positives, 107 deaths, 3,387 recoveries

Vaccines administered: 103 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 6,891

% of population fully vaccinated: 3.50%

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 1.9% (-4.3); 7-day average — 4.5% (-0.2)

JERSEY COUNTY

Thursday’s new data (includes data from Feb. 5-10): 42 new positives, 1,306 new tests administered, 73 new recoveries

Total overall: 2,366 positives, 44 deaths, 23,878 tests administered, 2,263 recoveries

Vaccines administered: 35 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 4,380

% of population fully vaccinated: 3.41%

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 4.6% (-8.7); 7-day average — 5.0% (-0.4)

PERRY COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: 7 new positives

Total overall: 3,093 positives, 59 deaths, 2,939 recoveries

Vaccines administered: 299 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 2,708

% of population fully vaccinated: 3.02%

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 3.6% (+2.1); 7-day average — 2.9% (-0.2)

CALHOUN COUNTY

Thursday’s new data: No new data

Total overall: 483 positives, 5 deaths, 466 recoveries

Vaccines administered: 37 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 963

% of population fully vaccinated: 4.25%

Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 4.5% (+4.5); 7-day average — 11.3% (+0.1)

Editor’s note: The number of new COVID-19 cases by ZIP code in each county is reported on Mondays and shows the increase for the past week. Information comes from county sources and the Illinois Department of Public Health website.

Illinois reports new COVID cases, deaths Thursday

This information is provided by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The number in parentheses shows the difference from the previous day’s increase or total.

New cases of COVID-19: 2,838 (+13)

New deaths: 102 (+49)

New COVID-19 tests: 96,525 (+13,640)

Total cases: 1,155,833

Total deaths: 19,841

Total tests: 16,918,910

Total Illinoisans fully vaccinated against COVID-19: 346,773 (+19,360) — or 2.72% of the population

Total vaccine doses administered: 1,549,108 (+69,029)

Hospitalizations: 1,954 (-128)

People in ICU: 448 (-16)

People on ventilators: 227 (-5)

Statewide positivity rate (from Feb. 4-10): 3.3% (no change)

Nation, world COVID-19 statistics

Here are the latest available statistics from the Worldometer and Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus map as of Thursday afternoon.

• U.S.: 27,897,214 cases, 483,200 deaths, 17,827,323 recoveries
  
  
• World: 107,861,936 cases, 2,365,119 deaths, 79,879,221 recoveries
  
  

Testing sites in southwestern Illinois

Here are some upcoming coronavirus testing options:

• Friday, Feb. 12: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Caseyville Village Hall, 909 S. Main St., Caseyville.
  
  
• Sunday, Feb. 14: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bond County Fairgrounds, 1224 Midway Drive, Greenville.
  
  
• Sunday, Feb. 14: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at CYHS-Coordinated Youth & Human Services, 2106 Madison Ave., Granite City.
• Monday, Feb. 15: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Troy United Methodist Church, 407 Edwardsville Road, Troy.
• Wednesday, Feb. 17: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Quad City/Mt. Nebo Complex, 1634 Seventh St., Madison.
  
  
• Tuesday, Feb. 23: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Church St., Collinsville.
  
  
• Thursday, Feb. 25: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Quad City/Mt. Nebo Complex, 1634 Seventh St., Madison.
  
  
• Saturday, Feb. 27: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Madison County Health Department, 101 E. Edwardsville Road, Wood River.
  
  

• Every Tuesday and Thursday: 9-11 a.m. COVID-19 rapid testing at the Clinton County Fairgrounds, 1899 Methodist St., Carlyle.

The Illinois Department of Public Health will continue to deploy mobile testing teams to locations in East St. Louis, including 4601 State St., from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. every Sunday and Monday. Capacity is limited, and hours of operation are subject to change based on available equipment.

The testing site at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis has been moved to St. Clair Square mall, in the parking lot behind Dillards. It’s open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. It’s a drive-thru with four tents, allowing people to stay in their cars.

St. Clair County has a new service center at 330 W. Main St. in Belleville. Its regular hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays; and 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fridays.

Touchette Regional Hospital and Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation also offer daily testing in Belleville and Wood River. Call 618-646-2596 for an appointment.

COVID-19 definition key

• Region 4: The state-defined metro-east region includes St. Clair, Madison, Clinton, Monroe, Randolph, Bond and Washington counties.
• Daily positivity rate: The percentage of tests performed in a single day that were positive for COVID-19. Source: dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics
• 7-day average positivity rate: The number of positive tests in a week divided by the total number of tests performed in that time. It is one measure Illinois uses to determine whether business restrictions should be strengthened or loosened because it gives an indication of the rate of infection in a community. The state-defined target is 8% or less. Source: dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics
• Hospitalizations: The number of patients in the hospital who have COVID-19 or are suspected of having the disease.
• ICU bed availability: The number of staffed intensive care unit beds that are empty over seven days divided by the total number of beds in the region. It is another measure the state uses to make decisions about business restrictions. The state-defined target is 20% or more. Source: dph.illinois.gov/regionmetrics
• Vaccine doses administered: The number of shots provided to individuals. Authorized COVID-19 vaccines require two shots. Source: dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinedata
• % population vaccinated: The number of county residents who received both shots of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine divided by the county’s total population. Source: dph.illinois.gov/covid19/vaccinedata

This story was originally published February 11, 2021 at 4:31 PM.