Coronavirus Update and Health System Preparations - 4/17
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Testing and Confirmed Cases
To protect patient privacy, we have established a minimum threshold of five for reporting numbers of inpatients with laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19.
ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ internal counts as of 3:20 p.m. on 4/17/20:
16 inpatients are being treated for COVID-19.
Five or fewer inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are being treated in the ICU.
Five or fewer inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are on ventilators.
147 (cumulative) have tested positive for COVID-19 including individuals from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
2,958 (cumulative) have tested negative at ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ sites.
Screening Hours
On March 24, nearly 200 specimens were collected for testing at ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥’s remote screening site just west of its Regional Medical Center. More recently, the sample volume on some days has been 40 or less. With this drop in volume, ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ has made the decision to further modify its screening days and hours. The site will be open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. – noon for now.
We will continue to monitor the community need and adjust accordingly.