Southwest IL has a COVID-19 positivity rate below 8% for second day in a row
For the second day in a row, the positivity rate for COVID-19 testing in the Metro-East Region 4 stayed below the 8% threshold that triggered tighter restrictions on businesses back in August, the state of Illinois reported Monday.
The daily positivity rate for the seven-county region is 7.3%. The region includes Madison, St. Clair, Monroe, Clinton, Randolph, Bond and Washington counties.
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It’s the 10th day in the last 11 in which Region 4 saw its positivity rate fall.
St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern reiterated his previous comments about appealing to Gov. J.B. Pritzker to release the region to Stage 4 of his Restore Illinois Plan during a daily briefing live-streamed on Facebook.
He also noted that St. Clair County’s numbers don’t match those of the seven-county region. For five days, the county has had a rolling average below 6.5%.
“Our businesses, our county — they’re complying,” Kern said. “ … If other counties are not, and their numbers are high, don’t lump us in with them.”
St. Clair County’s latest rundown
St. Clair County has now reported a total of 7,044 positive cases and 184 deaths. Monday saw 55 new cases in the last 24 hours.
The daily positivity rate Monday was 6.7%. The daily positivity rate is up from 3.9% on Sunday, but still below the 8% threshold set by the state. The daily positivity rate is the percentage of positives from a day’s worth of coronavirus tests.
The county’s seven-day rolling positivity rate declined from 5.7% on Sunday to 5.6% on Monday.
St. Clair County reported 48 hospitalizations, up three patients from Sunday. There were two patients on ventilators as of Monday, down one from Sunday.Congregate living centers in St. Clair County reported no new cases or deaths Sunday.
The new cases included one person under the age of 10, up through two new cases in their 90s.
Madison County saw 44 new positive cases and two deaths on Monday. So far, 5,380 residents have tested positive and 123 people have died. There are 17 hospitalizations, up two from Sunday.
Of the 44 new cases, 17 are positive cases in people younger than 30.
Illinois reports new cases, deaths
The Illinois Department of Public Health announced 1,477 new positive cases and seven additional deaths Monday.
A total of 275,735 Illinois residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and 8,457 people have died. More than 5.1 million tests for COVID-19 have been conducted, including 74,000 in a single day.
Illinois ranks third in the country for the number of daily tests over the last week, behind California and New York, according to a press release from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office. California has more than three times the population of Illinois, and New York has more than one-and-a-half times the number of people.
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
Monday’s new data: 55 new positives, 827 new tests administered, 162 new recoveries, three new hospitalizations, one fewer patients on ventilators.
Total overall: 7,044 positives, 184 deaths, 81,339 tests administered, 6,399 recoveries, 48 hospitalizations with two patients on ventilators.
ZIP codes with positives:
62059 (Brooklyn): 12 (+1)
62201 (East St. Louis): 236 (+1)
62203 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Washington Park, Caseyville): 200 (+1)
62204 (East St. Louis): 141 (+3)
62205 (East St. Louis, Alorton, Centreville): 199 (+1)
62206 (East St. Louis, Cahokia): 431 (+2)
62207 (East St. Louis, Centreville, Alorton): 243
62208 (Fairview Heights): 424 (+4)
62220 (Belleville, Smithton): 557 (+2)
62221 (Belleville): 662 (+2)
62223 (Belleville, Swansea): 413 (+5)
62225 (Scott Air Force Base): 31
62226 (Belleville, Swansea): 721 (+2)
62232 (Fairview Heights, Caseyville): 194 (+1)
62239 (Dupo): 99 (-1)
62240 (Dupo): 33
62243 (Freeburg): 107
62254 (Lebanon): 258
62255 (Lenzburg): 16
62257 (Marissa): 35
62258 (Mascoutah, Fayetteville): 189
62260 (Millstadt): 144 (+3)
62264 (New Athens): 96
62269 (O’Fallon): 548 (+2)
62282 (St. Libory): 12
62285 (Smithton): 99 (+2)
62289 (Summerfield): 6
MADISON COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 44 new positives, two new deaths, 462 new tests administered, 108 recoveries, two new hospitalizations
Total overall: 5,380 positives, 123 deaths, 71,314 tests administered, 2,908 recoveries, 17 hospitalizations with five patients on ventilators
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62001 (Kaufman, Alhambra): 23
- 62002 (Alton, East Alton, Godfrey): 832
- 62010 (Bethalto): 245
- 62012 (Godfrey): 15
- 62018 (Alton, Bethalto, East Alton): 60
- 62021 (Dorsey): 14
- 62024 (East Alton): 136
- 62025 (Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Pontoon Beach, Roxana): 664
- 62034 (Glen Carbon): 270
- 62035 (Godfrey): 423
- 62040 (Granite City, Pontoon Beach): 793
- 62046 (Hamel): 12
- 62048 (Edwardsville, Granite City, Roxana, Hartford): 16
- 62060 (Granite City, Madison, Venice): 119 (+2)
- 62061 (Marine): 32 (+1)
- 62062 (Maryville): 109
- 62067 (Moro): 57
62074 (New Douglas): 9
- 62084 (Edwardsville, Wood River, Pontoon Beach, Roxana, South Roxana): 29
- 62087 (Edwardsville, Roxana, South Roxana, Hartford): 27
- 62088 (Staunton, Livingston, Williamson): 6
- 62090 (Madison, Venice): 31
- 62095 (Wood River): 176 (+1)
- 62097 (Prairietown, Worden): 49
- 62201: (East St. Louis, Sauget, Fairmont City, Madison, National City): 6
- 62234 (Collinsville, Pontoon Beach, State Park Place): 562
- 62249 (Highland): 316 (+3)
62275 (Pocahontas, Old Ripley, Jamestown): 20
62281 (St. Jacob): 53
62293: (St. Morgan): 8
- 62294 (Troy): 240 (+5)
CLINTON COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 50 new positives since Friday, 27 new recoveries since Friday
Total overall: 1,081 positives, 20 deaths, 774 recoveries, seven hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
62215 (Albers, Damiansville): 51
62216 (Aviston): 105 (+2)
62218 (Bartelso): 69 (+1)
62230 (Breese): 192 (+1)
62231 (Carlyle): 218 (+3)
62245 (Germantown): 54
62265 (New Baden): 118
62293 (Trenton): 110
62801 (Centralia): 309 (+7)
RANDOLPH COUNTY
Monday’s new data: Nine new positive cases for Sunday and Monday, 614 new tests administered for Sunday and Monday, 40 new recoveries for Sunday and Monday
Total overall: 932 positives, 11 deaths, 11,794 tests administered, 856 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62217 (Baldwin): 17
- 62233 (Chester): 348 (+5)
- 62237 (Coulterville): 63
- 62241 (Ellis Grove): 23
- 62242 (Evansville): 24
- 62272 (Percy): 64
- 62277 (Prairie Du Rocher): 10
- 62278 (Red Bud): 145 (+1)
- 62286 (Sparta): 156 (+1)
- 62288 (Steeleville): 100
- 62292 (Tilden): 6
- 62297 (Walsh): 6
- 62916 (Campbell Hill): 14
MONROE COUNTY
Monday’s data: six new positives
Total overall: 627 positives, 14 deaths
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62236 (Columbia): 249
- 62244 (Fults): 7
- 62295 (Valmeyer): 29 (+1)
- 62298 (Waterloo): 312
MACOUPIN COUNTY
Monday’s data: Two new cases, one new death, 19 new recoveries
Total overall: 524 positives, nine deaths, 202 recoveries, three hospitalizations
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62009 (Benld, Sawyerville, Mount Clare): 10
- 62012 (Brighton): 113
- 62014 (Bunker Hill): 40
62033 (Gillespie): 85
62063 (Medora, Summerville, Kemper, Rockbridge): 8
62069 (Mount Olive): 31
- 62088 (Staunton): 100
- 62626 (Carlinville): 62
- 62640 (Girard): 12
- 62674 (Palmyra, Barr): 15
- 62685 (Royal Lakes, Plainview, Shipman): 15
- 62690 (Virden): 30
JERSEY COUNTY
Monday’s new data: No new data as of 7:15 p.m.
Total overall: 369 positives, 13 deaths, 276 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62022 (Newbern): 21
- 62028 (Elsah): 8
- 62031 (Fieldon): 10
- 62037 (Grafton): 33
- 62052 (Jerseyville): 244
PERRY COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 10 positives since Friday, one death since Friday, one recovery since Friday
Total overall: 340 positives, 16 deaths, 294 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62238 (Cutler): 15
- 62274 (Pinckneyville): 160
- 62832 (Du Quoin): 105
- 62888 (Tamaroa): 25 (+1)
- 62997 (Willisville): 8
BOND COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 14 positives since Friday, 212 tests administered since Friday
Total overall: 291 positives, four deaths, 12,916 tests administered
ZIP codes with positives:
62086 (Sorento): 12 (+1)
62246 (Greenville): 187
62262 (Mulberry Grove): 21 (+1)
62275 (Pocahontas, Old Ripley): 76
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Monday’s new data: 10 new positives, 15 new recoveries
Total overall: 194 positives, one death, 169 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62214 (Venedy, Addieville): 15
- 62263 (Nashville, New Minden): 80
- 62268 (Oakdale): 11
- 62271 (Okawville): 27
- 62808 (Ashley): 17
- 62848 (Irvington): 17
CALHOUN COUNTY
Monday’s new data: Four new positive cases
Total overall: 44 positives, 35 recoveries
ZIP codes with positives:
- 62036 (Golden Eagle): 7 (+1)
- 62047 (Hardin): 9 (+1)
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 Sunday afternoon:
Illinois: 275,735 cases, 8,457 deaths
U.S.: 6,835,013 cases, 199,743 deaths, 2,590,695 recoveries
World: 31,183,470 cases, 962,176 deaths, 21,296,802 recoveries
Testing sites in southwestern Illinois
The St. Clair County Health Department has announced free COVID-19 testing in the following locations:
- Tuesday, Sept. 22: 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. at Marissa Macke Community Center, 815 N. Borders St., Marissa. Testing will be done by a throat swab by a medical professional. Testing for adults and children over 3.
- Thursday, Sept. 24, and Friday, Sept. 25: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Moody Park, 525 S. Ruby Lane, Fairview Heights. Testing will be done by a nasal swab. Testing for adults and children over 6 months of age.
Thursday, Sept. 24, through Sunday, Sept. 27: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Cahokia Fitness Center, 509 Camp Jackson Road.
No appointment is necessary. Masks are required. Results may take up to a week to receive. Do not call for results. The St. Clair County Health Department will call when the results are available.
Additional Madison County testing sites include:
- Monday, Sept. 21, through Wednesday, Sept. 23: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. at Collinsville (Gateway) Convention Center, 1 Gateway Drive, Collinsville.
Monday, Sept. 21, through Wednesday, Sept. 23: 1-7 p.m. each day at the Community Center, 4011 Cookson Road, Fairmont City.
The IDPH also offers free walk-up and drive-thru COVID-19 testing seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or until they meet their capacity per day) at the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Center in East St. Louis, Highway 64 West, exit 4A.
Capacity is limited. Hours of operation are subject to change based on available equipment. For more information, visit http://dph.illinois.gov/testing.
Additionally, Touchette Regional Hospital and SIHF Healthcare offer daily testing in Belleville and Wood River by first calling 618-646-2596 for an appointment.
Get the latest news on coronavirus
BND.com will keep you updated throughout the day with information about the spread of the coronavirus in southwestern Illinois.
You can also find the most complete and up-to-date information from government sites including:
- 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:
- 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 21, 2020 at 5:05 PM.
