13% of southern Illinoisans vaccinated against COVID-19 as case rate remains low
COVID-19 summary for Monday, March 15
According to data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday, the metro-east region has fully vaccinated about 13% of its population against COVID-19.
The state health department reported a total of 228,097 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered and 86,008 residents have been fully vaccinated, or 13% of the region’s roughly 660,225 population.
Meanwhile, in St. Clair and Madison counties, 179,765 vaccines have been administered and 66,563 residents have been fully vaccinated.
Overall, more than 1.5 million Illinoisans have been fully vaccinated.
Also on Monday, the state health department listed metro-east Region 4 as having a seven-day average positivity rate of 3.4%, up from 3.2% on Sunday.
Monday’s breakdown for Region 4
New cases: 78
New deaths: 2 (Madison County reported 2 deaths)
Total vaccine doses administered (as of Sunday): 208,119 (+6,171)
Daily positivity rate (as of Friday): 3.9% (+1.5)
7-day average positivity rate (as of Friday): 3.4% (+0.2)
Regional hospitalizations: 66 (provided by St. Clair County)
Regional patients on ventilators: 5 (provided by St. Clair County)
ICU bed availability (as of Sunday): 34%
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 27 new positives, 472 new tests administered, 47 new recoveries
Total overall: 28,779 positives, 462 deaths, 299,744 tests administered, 27,805 recoveries, 39 patients hospitalized with 4 patients on a ventilator.
Vaccines administered: 2,056 doses Sunday, bringing the total to 91,646
% of population fully vaccinated: 13.46%
Congregate living facilities: No new cases or deaths
Positivity rates (as of Friday): Daily — 5.2% (+3.2); 7-day average — 3.4% (+0.3)
ZIP codes with positives:
62059 (Brooklyn): 38 (+1)
62201 (East St. Louis): 567 (+7)
62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 613 (+7)
62204 (East St. Louis): 389 (+3)
62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 633 (+2)
62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 1,287 (+18)
62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 583 (+5)
62208 (Fairview Heights): 1,617 (+27)
62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 2,060 (+35)
62221 (Belleville): 2,764 (+5)
62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 1,741 (+28)
62225 (Scott Air Force Base): 138 (+1)
62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 3,182 (+48)
62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 894 (+9)
62239 (Dupo): 461 (+8)
62240 (Dupo): 158 (+4)
62243 (Freeburg): 767 (+9)
62254 (Lebanon): 794 (+7)
62255 (Lenzburg): 77 (no change)
62257 (Marissa): 340 (no change)
62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville) 1,041 (+5)
62260 (Millstadt): 795 (+13)
62264 (New Athens): 357 (+8)
62269 (O’Fallon): 3,238 (+45)
62282 (St. Libory): 65 (no change)
62285 (Smithton): 562 (+6)
62289 (Summerfield): 48 (no change)
MADISON COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 33 positives, 3 deaths
Total overall: 28,065 positives, 469 deaths, 273,977 tests administered, 27,766 recoveries, 22 patients hospitalized with 1 patient on ventilators
Vaccines administered: 2,597 doses Sunday, bringing the total to 88,301
% of population fully vaccinated: 11.88%
Positivity rate (as of Friday): Daily — 5.4% (+1.4); 7-day average — 5.0% (+0.3)
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 3,955 (+41)
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 3,462 (+34)
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 3,211 (+45)
62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 2,938 (+23)
62249 (Highland): 1,983 (+6)
62035 (Godfrey): 1,861 (+24)
- 62294 (Troy): 1,783 (+9)
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 1,339 (+6)
- 62010 (Bethalto): 1,247 (+7)
- 62095 (Wood River): 1,142 (+15)
- 62062 (Maryville): 944 (+2)
- 62024 (East Alton): 851 (+11)
62281 (St. Jacob): 378 (no change)
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 341 (+2)
62097 (Prairietown, Worden): 274 (+1)
- 62067 (Moro): 293 (+5)
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 271 (+2)
62061 (Marine): 202 (+1)
- 62001 (Kaufman, Alhambra): 172 (+1)
62087 (Edwardsville, Roxana, South Roxana, Hartford): 162 (+5)
- 62084 (Edwardsville, Wood River, Pontoon Beach, Roxana, South Roxana): 147 (+1)
- 62048 (Edwardsville, Granite City, Roxana, Hartford): 128 (+1)
- 62046 (Hamel): 109 (+2)
62090 (Madison, Venice): 81 (+1)
62021 (Dorsey): 73 (+1)
62088 (Staunton, Livingston, Williamson): 68 (+1)
62074 (New Douglas): 76 (no change)
- 62275 (Pocahontas, Old Ripley, Jamestown): 53 (no change)
62058 (Livingston): 59 (+1)
- 62012 (Godfrey): 57 (+1)
- 62293: (St. Morgan): 26 (no change)
- 62201: (Fairmont City, Madison): 11 (no change)
CLINTON COUNTY
Monday’s new data (March 13-15): 5 new positives
Total overall: 5,603 positives, 89 deaths, 5,480 recoveries, 2 patients hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 73 doses Sunday, bringing the total to 14,765
% of population fully vaccinated: 16.64%
Positivity rates (as of Friday): Daily — 1.2% (-1.1); 7-day average — 2.0% (+0.1)
ZIP codes with positives:
62215 (Albers, Damiansville): 260 (+1)
62216 (Aviston): 571 (+1)
62218 (Bartelso): 270 (no change)
62230 (Breese): 1,155 (+4)
62231 (Carlyle): 1,026 (+5)
62245 (Germantown): 270 (+1)
62265 (New Baden): 533 (+2)
62293 (Trenton): 595 (no change)
62801 (Centralia): 2,518 (+12)
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 2 new positives
Total overall: 4,018 positives, 82 deaths, 3,924 recoveries, 0 patients hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 25 doses Sunday, bringing the total to 10,425
% of population fully vaccinated: 12.48%
Positivity rates (as of Friday): Daily — 1.2% (+0.1); 7-day average — 1.8% (+0.1)
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62217 (Baldwin): 84 (no change)
- 62233 (Chester): 1,051 (+5)
- 62237 (Coulterville): 310 (+1)
- 62241 (Ellis Grove): 114 (no change)
- 62242 (Evansville): 143 (no change)
- 62272 (Percy): 196 (+2)
- 62277 (Prairie Du Rocher): 119 (no change)
- 62278 (Red Bud): 1,003 (+7)
- 62286 (Sparta): 750 (+1)
- 62288 (Steeleville): 409 (+1)
- 62292 (Tilden): 55 (no change)
- 62297 (Walsh): 38 (no change)
- 62916 (Campbell Hill): 93 (+1)
MONROE COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 9 new positives
Total overall: 4,155 positives, 100 deaths, 3 patients hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 302 doses Sunday, bringing the total to 12,133
% of population fully vaccinated: 13.16%
Positivity rates (as of Friday): Daily — 2.7% (-6.2); 7-day average — 3.3% (-0.5)
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 1,577 (+10)
- 62244 (Fults): 99 (no change)
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 159 (no change)
- 62298 (Waterloo): 2,117 (+15)
BOND COUNTY
Monday’s new data: No new data as of 4 p.m.
Total overall: 2,075 positives, 21 deaths, 46,628 tests administered
Vaccines administered: 13 doses Sunday, bringing the total to 5,649
% of population fully vaccinated: 13.67%
Positivity rates (as of Friday): Daily — 0.0% (-0.4); 7-day average — 0.2% (-0.1)
ZIP codes with positives:
62086 (Sorento): 122 (no change)
62246 (Greenville): 1,188 (+1)
62262 (Mulberry Grove): 225 (+1)
62275 (Pocahontas, Old Ripley): 384 (no change)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 2 new positives
Total overall: 1,606 positives, 29 deaths, 1,579 recoveries, 0 patient hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 26 doses Sunday, bringing the total to 5,360
% of population fully vaccinated: 15.51%
Positivity rates (as of Friday): Daily — 8.1% (+8.1); 7-day average — 3.6% (+0.7)
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62214 (Venedy, Addieville): 130 (no change)
- 62263 (Nashville, New Minden): 683 (+4)
- 62268 (Oakdale): 63 (no change)
- 62271 (Okawville): 215 (+3)
- 62808 (Ashley): 151 (no change)
- 62848 (Irvington): 59 (no change)
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 Monday
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: 782
New deaths: 12
New COVID-19 tests: 39,145
Total cases: 1,210,113
Total deaths: 20,955
Total tests: 19,170,243
Total Illinoisans fully vaccinated against COVID-19: 1,524,765 — or 11.97% of the population
Total vaccine doses administered: 4,102,810
Hospitalizations: 1,112
People in ICU: 227
People on ventilators: 95
Statewide positivity rate (from March 4-10): 2.6%
Nation, world COVID-19 statistics
Here are the latest available statistics from the Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus map and Worldometer as of Monday afternoon:
- U.S.: 30,095,234 cases, 547,446 deaths, 22,184,811 recoveries
- World: 120,634,739 cases, 2,668,527 deaths, 97,219,338 recoveries
Testing sites in southwestern Illinois
Here are some upcoming coronavirus testing options:
- 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., 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 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. It’s a drive-thru with four tents, allowing people to stay in their cars.
St. Clair County has a service center at 330 W. Main St. in Belleville. Its regular hours are 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursdays; and 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays.
Touchette Regional Hospital and Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation also offer daily testing in 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 during the same period. It is one measure Illinois uses to determine whether restrictions should be strengthened or loosened because it gives an indication of the infection rate 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 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
- % of population vaccinated: The number of county residents who have 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 March 15, 2021 at 3:48 PM.