Roughly 5,000 people received vaccine doses in southwestern Illinois on Thursday
COVID summary for Friday, Feb. 5
The metro-east’s positivity rate was below the 8% threshold for the 12th-straight day Friday, coming in at 6.0%. Additionally, Region 4 counties now have administered more than 50,000 vaccines and fully vaccinated more than 10,000 residents. On Thursday, more than 5,000 people were vaccinated in the metro-east. The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday announced metro-east counties, also known as Region 4, can resume indoor dining effective immediately. Region 4 includes St. Clair, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, Clinton, Washington and Bond counties.
Friday’s breakdown for Region 4
New cases: 244 (-80)
New deaths: 5 (+2) (St. Clair County reported 2 deaths, Bond County reported 2 and Madison County reported 1)
Total vaccines doses administered: 55,258 (+5,190)
Daily positivity rate (as of Tuesday): 6.7% (+1.4)
7-day average positivity rate (as of Tuesday): 6.% (-0.1)
Regional hospitalizations: 123 (-9) (provided by St. Clair County)
Regional patients on ventilators: 6 (+1) (provided by St. Clair County)
ICU bed availability (as of Thursday): 22% (+1.0)
New cases from nearby counties outside Region 4: No new data as of 4 p.m.
New deaths from nearby counties outside Region 4: No new data as of 4 p.m.
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Friday’s new data: 97 new positives, 1,672 new tests administered, 2 new deaths, 9 fewer patients hospitalized, 3 additional patients on ventilators
Total overall: 26,513 positives, 425 deaths, 262,112 tests administered, 25,074 recoveries, 71 patients hospitalized with 5 individuals on ventilators
Vaccines administered: 2,443 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 21,136
% of population fully vaccinated: 1.44%
Additional data: Individuals who tested positive ranged from under the age of 10 to their 90s. Of the 97 new positives, 66 were individuals under the age of 40.
Congregate living facilities: Cedar Ridge of Lebanon reported 1 new case, Cedar Trails of Freeburg reported 3 new cases, Four Fountains in Belleville reported 1 new death and Mercy Rehab and Care Center in Swansea reported 1 new case
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 9.0% (+5.3); 7-day average — 4.9% (+0.1)
MADISON COUNTY
Friday’s new data: 109 new positives (88 confirmed, 21 probable), 1 new death, 1,626 new tests administered
Total overall: 26,257 positives, 443 deaths, 241,968 tests administered, 18,896 recoveries, 36 patients hospitalized with 1 individuals on ventilators
Vaccines administered: 1,539 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 18,638
% of population fully vaccinated: 1.48%
Additional data: Individuals who tested positive ranged from under the age of 10 to their 90s. Of the 109 new positives, 77 were individuals under the age of 40.
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 7.2% (-1.0); 7-day average — 8.3% (-0.2)
CLINTON COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data as of 4 p.m.
Total overall: 5,407 positives, 85 deaths, 5,088 recoveries, 7 patients hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 496 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 5,237
% of population fully vaccinated: 3.09%
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 5.8% (-3.8); 7-day average — 6.5% (-1.2)
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Friday’s new data: 9 new positives
Total overall: 3,915 positives, 78 deaths, 3,791 recoveries, 3 patients hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 332 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 3,967
% of population fully vaccinated: 2.48%
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 3.3% (-1.4); 7-day average — 3.2% (-0.6)
MONROE COUNTY
Friday’s new data: 19 new positives
Total overall: 3,919 positives, 80 deaths, 30 patients hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 112 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 3,025
% of population fully vaccinated: 1.70%
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 3.4% (-0.4); 7-day average — 7.9% (-0.4)
BOND COUNTY
Friday’s new data: 10 new positives, 2 new deaths
Total overall: 1,966 positives, 21 deaths, 37,135 tests administered
Vaccines administered: 161 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 1,830
% of population fully vaccinated: 1.79%
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 2.2% (+1.3); 7-day average — 1.8% (-0.1)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data as of 4 p.m.
Total overall: 1,543 positives, 25 deaths, 1,495 recoveries
Vaccines administered: 117 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 1,416
% of population fully vaccinated: 2.61%
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 14.9% (+5.1); 7-day average — 6.1% (+1.4)
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data as of 4 p.m.
Total overall: 4,346 positives, 103 deaths, 3,198 recoveries
Vaccines administered: 237 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 5,832
% of population fully vaccinated: 2.67%
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 5.6% (+1.9); 7-day average — 5.2% (+0.1)
JERSEY COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data as of 4 p.m.
Total overall: 2,366 positives, 44 deaths, 23,878 tests administered, 2,263 recoveries
Vaccines administered: 584 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 3,363
% of population fully vaccinated: 2.63%
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 4.8 (-4.5); 7-day average — 5.2% (-0.1)
PERRY COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data as of 4 p.m.
Total overall: 3,057 positives, 58 deaths, 2,884 recoveries
Vaccines administered: 170 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 2,175
% of population fully vaccinated: 2.21%
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 10.0% (+0.8); 7-day average — 4.9% (+0.3)
CALHOUN COUNTY
Friday’s new data: No new data as of 4 p.m.
Total overall: 476 positives, 5 deaths, 464 recoveries
Vaccines administered: 99 doses Thursday, bringing the total to 821
% of population fully vaccinated: 3.35%
Positivity rates (as of Tuesday): Daily — 9.1% (+9.1); 7-day average — 3.1% (+1.0)
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 Friday
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: 3,660 (+32)
New deaths: 83 (+14)
New COVID-19 tests: 105,085 (+3,778)
Total cases: 1,141,219
Total deaths: 19,526
Total tests: 16,464,740
Total Illinoisans fully vaccinated against COVID-19: 272,444 (+15,605) — or 2.14% of the population
Total vaccine doses administered: 1,231,418 (+74,965)
Hospitalizations: 2,318 (-23)
People in ICU: 491 (-22)
People on ventilators: 254 (-11)
Statewide positivity rate (from Jan. 29-Feb. 4): 3.3% (-0.1)
Nation, world COVID-19 statistics
Here are the latest available statistics from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Worldometer and Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus map as of Friday afternoon.
- U.S.: 27,150,457 cases, 461,930 deaths, 16,906,778 recoveries
- World: 104,926,829 cases, 2,278,902 deaths, 76,672,115 recoveries
Testing sites in southwestern Illinois
Here are some upcoming coronavirus testing options:
- Saturday, Feb. 6: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Monroe County Annex Building, 901 Illinois Ave., Waterloo.
- Saturday, Feb. 6: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Washington County Fairgrounds, 810 E. Holzhauer Drive, Nashville.
- Sunday, Feb. 7: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Madison County Health Department, 101 E. Edwardsville Road, Wood River.
Sunday, Feb. 7: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Bond County Fairgrounds, 1224 Midway Drive, Greenville.
Tuesday, Feb. 9: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First United Presbyterian Church, 201 E. Church St., Collinsville
Thursday, Feb. 11: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bread of Life Church, 5000 Humbert Road, Alton.
- Saturday, Feb. 13: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Madison County Health Department, 101 E. Edwardsville Road, Wood River.
- 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
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This story was originally published February 5, 2021 at 4:09 PM.