ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ Coronavirus Update 11-24-20
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Reminder: North Harbor Pavilion Temporary Visitation Restriction
Due to the results of COVID-19 testing, North Harbor Pavilion is suspending visitation until further notice. To protect patient privacy, ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ has established a minimum threshold of five for reporting numbers of inpatients with laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19. Five or fewer North Harbor Patients are positive for COVID-19.
Reminder: Remote Site Testing Holiday Hours
ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥’s COVID-19 screening and testing service at its remote site in the Laundry Lot just west of ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ Regional Medical Center will be closed THIS Friday (November 27) for the Thanksgiving holiday. The following week the site will be back to its regular hours, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8 a.m.–Noon.
Testing and Confirmed Cases
To protect patient privacy, ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ has established a minimum threshold of five for reporting numbers of inpatients with laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19.
ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ internal counts as of 3:10 p.m. on 11/24/20:
- 69 inpatients are positive for COVID-19.
- 21 inpatients who are positive for COVID-19 are being treated in the ICU.
- 6 or fewer who are positive for COVID-19 are on ventilators.
- 10 or fewer who are positive for COVID-19 are on a BiPAP.
- 4,402 (cumulative) unique positives for COVID-19 tests including results from the ED, triage tent and inpatient. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
- 28,624 (cumulative) unique negatives for COVID-19 at ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ sites.
- 5,505 (cumulative) positive COVID-19 at ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ sites. These individuals are not necessarily in the hospital.
- 46,249 (cumulative) negative tests at ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ sites.
- 1,395 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have been discharged.
- 257 inpatients (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died at ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥. This is not an indication of the cause of death, only that the individuals were positive for COVID-19 at the time of death.
- 119 Tuscaloosa County residents (cumulative) who were positive for COVID-19 have died (per the Alabama Department of Public Health).