St. Clair, Madison counties see big drop in COVID deaths compared to last spring
Belleville News-Democrat
2 hrs ago
Kavahn Mansouri, Belleville News-Democrat
Apr. 19—COVID-19 summary for Monday, April 19
St. Clair and Madison counties have reported a nearly 75% drop in COVID-19 deaths in April, compared to this time last month.
Madison County has reported seven deaths in April and St. Clair County has reported three. That's compared to 19 deaths in St. Clair County and 16 in Madison County by March 19.
In total, St. Clair County has reported 474 deaths from COVID-19 and Madison County has reported 490.
According to data released by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Monday, Madison and St. Clair counties have combined to vaccinate 320,989 people and fully vaccinated 145,545 against the coronavirus.