Southwestern Illinois counties have fully vaccinated more than 150,000 residents
COVID-19 summary for Thursday, April 8
According to data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday, the metro-east region has now fully vaccinated 151,201 people and administered at least one dose of the vaccine to 354,751 individuals.
Meanwhile, Madison and St. Clair counties have combined to vaccinate 285,509 people and fully vaccinated 122,253 against the coronavirus.
Overall, Madison County has administered 146,158 COVID-19 vaccines and fully vaccinated 63,446 residents, and St. Clair County has administered 139,351 vaccines and fully vaccinated 58,807 individuals.
In total, more than 2.5 million Illinoisans have been fully vaccinated.
On Thursday, the state health department listed metro-east Region 4 as having a seven-day average positivity rate of 3.4%, up slightly from 3.2% the previous day. The state reported a daily positivity rate of 4.5% on Thursday, down from 3.5% on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, intensive care unit bed availability dipped slightly from 33% on Wednesday to 32% on Tuesday.
Thursday’s breakdown for Region 4
New cases: 113 (+13)
New deaths: 1 (no change from Wednesday) (Madison County reported 1 new death.)
Total vaccine doses administered (as of Wednesday): 354,751 (+3,777)
Daily positivity rate (as of Sunday): 4.5% (+1.0)
7-day average positivity rate (as of Monday): 3.4% (+0.2)
Regional hospitalizations: 43 (-15) (provided by St. Clair County)
Regional patients on ventilators: 2 (no change) (provided by St. Clair County)
ICU bed availability (as of Wednesday): 32% (-1.0)
ST. CLAIR COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 33 new positives, 0 new deaths, 1,197 new tests administered, 29 new recoveries, 2 fewer patients hospitalized
Total overall: 29,647 positives, 473 deaths, 320,157 tests administered, 28,843 recoveries, 19 patients hospitalized with 1 patient on a ventilator
Vaccines administered: 1,510 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 139,351
% of population fully vaccinated: 22.28%
Additional data: People who tested positive ranged from under the age of 10 to their 60s. Of the 33 new positives, 24 were under the age of 40.
Congregate living facilities: No new data.
Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 3.7% (-1.0); 7-day average — 2.9% (+0.3)
MADISON COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 35 new positives, 1 new death, 883 new tests administered, 28 new recoveries, 2 fewer patients hospitalized
Total overall: 28,991 positives, 488 deaths, 291,609 tests administered, 28,712 recoveries, 19 patients hospitalized with 2 patients on a ventilator
Vaccines administered: 1,347 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 146,158
% of population fully vaccinated: 23.99%
Additional data: People who tested positive ranged from under the age of 10 to their 60s. Of the 35 new positives, 20 were under the age of 40.
Positivity rate (as of Monday): Daily — 7.7% (+3.7); 7-day average — 5.1% (-0.1)
CLINTON COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 2 new positives
Total overall: 5,862 positives, 90 deaths, 5,758 recoveries, 1 patient hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 104 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 20,604
% of population fully vaccinated: 22.82%
Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 0.0% (no change); 7-day average — 1.1% (-0.2)
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 7 new positives, 3 new recoveries, 1 new patient hospitalized
Total overall: 4,092 positives, 85 deaths, 3,977 recoveries, 1 patient hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 254 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 14,747
% of population fully vaccinated: 19.93%
Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 0.0% (-2.4.); 7-day average — 2.5% (+0.2)
MONROE COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: 36 new positives
Total overall: 4,296 positives, 105 deaths, 3 patients hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 389 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 18,613
% of population fully vaccinated: 21.01%
Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 0.0% (-4.8); 7-day average — 6.0% (-0.2)
BOND COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 2,075 positives, 21 deaths, 46,628 tests administered (Bond County last reported any new data March 10.)
Vaccines administered: 74 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 7,472
% of population fully vaccinated: 18.49%
Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 8.0% (+8.0); 7-day average — 0.8% (no change)
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Thursday’s new data: No new data
Total overall: 1,627 positives, 29 deaths, 1,605 recoveries, 0 patients hospitalized
Vaccines administered: 103 doses Wednesday, bringing the total to 7,806
% of population fully vaccinated: 26.22%
Positivity rates (as of Monday): Daily — 0.0% (no change); 7-day average — 3.2% (-0.3)
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: 3,739 (-51)
New deaths: 34 (+6)
New COVID-19 tests: 97,741 (+17,113)
Total cases: 1,269,196
Total deaths: 21,457
Total tests: 20,916,192
Total Illinoisans fully vaccinated against COVID-19: 2,571,654 (+77,003) — or 20.18% of the population
Total vaccine doses administered: 6,707,183 (+154,201)
Hospitalizations: 1,798 (+88)
People in ICU: 351 (-2)
People on ventilators: 151 (+91)
Statewide positivity rate (from April 1-7): 4.2% (+0.1)
Nation, world COVID-19 statistics
Here are the latest available statistics from the Johns Hopkins University’s coronavirus map and Worldometer as of Thursday afternoon:
- U.S.: 31,637,243 cases, 572,849 deaths, 24,206,539 recoveries
- World: 133,718,495 cases, 2,901,600 deaths, 107,839,091 recoveries
Testing in southwestern Illinois, change at St. Clair Square site
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 Dillard’s. The facility previously was open daily. Now, per county health officials, it will be open Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday, still from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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 April 8, 2021 at 4:16 PM.